minnesota twins (61-78) vs. los angeles angels...

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THE TWINS: After completing their recent seven-game road trip with a record of 2-5 (going 1-2 in Kansas City and 1-3 in Baltimore), the Twins began their six game homestand by going 1-1 against Chicago the last two nights...tonight the Twins begin a four-game series with the Angels...the Twins are 30-38 at home this season, going 4-3 in their last seven here. TWINS WEAR OUT SOX: The Twins beat the White Sox by a score of 11-4, splitting the two- game series...Trevor May (1-4) earned his first career win, allowing three runs on six hits in 5.0 innings pitched with six strikeouts; he became the second Twin this season to earn his first major league win (Yohan Pino July 10 at SEA)...the offense recorded 19 hits, their third most this season, seven going for extra-bases...Eduardo Nunez tied his career-high with four hits, falling a home run shy of the cycle...Kennys Vargas extended his hitting streak to six games, homering for the second straight night while driving in three runs. FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Twins have scored in the first inning in each of the last two games and have scored first in each of the last three (2-1)...they are 42-27 when they score first in a game...the Twins have scored 64 first inning runs this season, same number as their opponents. HOME SICK: The Twins are 30-38 at home this season, compared to 31-40 on the road...two more wins here will match their 2013 total (32-49)...three more home wins will match their 2011 total (33-48) and four wins will mark their most at Target Field since 2010 (53-28)... there are 13 more games at Target Field this season. MILESTONE MAUER: Joe Mauer has 304 career doubles and has played 1,277 games, below is where he ranks on the Twins all-time lists: PLAYER DOUBLES PLAYER GAMES 1) Kirby Puckett ................................... 414 4) Tony Oliva....................................... 1,676 2) Tony Oliva ........................................ 329 5) Rod Carew...................................... 1,635 3) Kent Hrbek....................................... 312 6) Gary Gaetti ..................................... 1,361 4) Rod Carew ....................................... 305 7) Justin Morneau............................... 1,278 5) Joe Mauer ....................................... 304 8) Joe Mauer ...................................... 1,277 ON THE OFFENSIVE: Since August 1, the Twins lead baseball with 179 runs scored, ahead of San Francisco’s 159...in that same span, they lead baseball in doubles (77), second in batting average (.281) and on-base percentage (.342) and third in hits (322). They are hitting .299 (78-for-261) with 42 runs scored in their last seven games. THE YEAR OF DOZIER: Brian Dozier drew his 80th walk Tuesday night, good for third most in the AL, trailing Carlos Santana (96) and Jose Bautista (86)...additionally, he leads the AL in runs scored with 98, ahead of Mike Trout (92)...he is the only player in baseball with 30-plus doubles, 20-plus home runs, 90-plus runs scored and 80-plus walks; only four players in baseball finished 2013 with those numbers: Joey Votto, Paul Goldschmidt, Mike Trout and Shin-Soo Choo. VAR-GAS POWERED: Kennys Vargas has hit safely in six straight, needing one hit to match his season/career-high...he has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games, hitting .349 (22-for-63) with six doubles, three home runs, 15 RBI and nine runs scored in that span...he now has 43 hits and 31 RBI in just 32 major league games...according to Elias, prior to Vargas, the most recent players who registered at least 40 hits and 30-or-more RBI so few games into their careers were Albert Pujols (he got to 40/30 in his 29th game) and Joe DiMaggio (28th game). SANTANA ON TARGET: Danny Santana has hit safely in 11 straight home games, hitting .373 (19-for-51) with three doubles, three triples, one home run, seven RBI and 10 runs scored in those games...it marks the third longest streak at home for a Twin this season: Kurt Suzuki hit in 13 straight June 4-July 6 and Brian Dozier hit in 12 straight April 30-May 18...Santana’s streak is the fifth longest active home streak in baseball, trailing Jon Jay (13), Jose Altuve (13), Rickie Weeks (13) and Christian Yelich (12). MORE ON THE ROOKIE: Among all-time Twins rookies with a minimum of 300 plate appearances, Danny Santana ranks second in bat- ting average (.316), trailing Tony Oliva’s 1964 average of .323; his .472 slugging percentage ranks sixth highest and his .353 on-base percentage ranks 10th. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!: Jordan Schafer is celebrating his 28th birthday today...he is 1-for-4 in two career games on his birthday... he shares a birthday with Pat Neshek, Mike Piazza and Beyonce Knowles. MINOR MATTERS: Twins High-A affiliate Ft. Myers beat Bradenton last night by a score of 6-2, moving on to play Daytona Cubs in the championship series...the best of five starts tonight at 7:05 pm at JetBlue Park in Ft. Myers, the Miracle’s home away from home while Hammond Stadium continues it’s renovations...Twins Low-A affiliate Cedar Rapids lost to Burlington last night by a score of 2-0 in the playoff opener...the Kernels must win Thursday night at 6:30 pm to force a decisive game three. ON THIS DAY IN TWINS HISTORY: In 2010, Jim Thome hit his 583rd and 584th career home runs to pass Mark McGwire and take over ninth place on baseball’s all-time list in a Twins 12-4 win over Texas. STREAKS Current Streak: .................................. 1 win Last 5 games: ........................................ 2-3 Last 10 games: ...................................... 3-7 Last 15 games: ...................................... 6-9 Last 20 games: .................................... 7-13 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 9/5 vs. Los Angeles-AL Ricky Nolasco (R, 5-10, 5.96) vs. Matt Shoemaker (R, 14-4, 3.14) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN 9/6 vs. Los Angeles-AL Phil Hughes (R, 15-9, 3.54) vs. TBA 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN 9/7 vs. Los Angeles-AL TBA vs. C.J. Wilson (L, 10-9, 4.66) 1:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN / LMB: BOB FM Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. TWINSPRESSBOX.COM Get the latest Twins notes, stat packs, clips, press releases, minor league reports, 2014 official team media guide as well as other team related information at: www.twinspressbox.com Find us on Twitter: @Twins and #MNTwins HOMESTAND (1-1) Batting Average .............. .359 (28-for-78) Runs Per-Game...................7.0 (14 R/2 G) Home Runs ............................................. 2 RISP .................................. .318 (7-for-22) Fielding Errors ........................................ 1 Team ERA .................4.74 (19.0 IP, 10 ER) Starters W-L ....................................... 1-0 Starters ERA .................6.23 (8.2 IP, 6 ER) Relievers W-L-S ............................... 0-1-0 Relievers ERA .............3.48 (10.1 IP, 4 ER) Save/Opportunities ..............................0/0 RECENT TRANSACTIONS 8/3 OF Schafer claimed off waivers from ATL LHP Darnell optioned to AAA 8/9 RHP May recalled from AAA 1B/DH Colabello optioned to AAA 8/9 Traded RHP Correia to Dodgers in exchange for PTBNL 8/11 RHP Adams acquired via trade with KC, in exchange for OF Willingham, Adams optioned AA 8/15 RHP Nolasco returned from rehab and reinstated from DL. RHP Pino optioned to AAA 8/23 RHP Pino recalled from AAA (26th man) RHP Pino optioned to AAA (26th man) 8/30 RHP Deduno claimed by Astros 8/31 LHP Thompson selected from AAA 8/31 LHP Ibarra outrighted to AA 9/2 IF Bernier contract selected from AAA OF Hicks recalled from AAA C/OF Herrmann recalled from AAA C Pinto recalled from AAA RHP Achter contract selected from AAA RHP Tonkin recalled from AAA RHP Oliveros contract selected from AAA LHP Darnell recalled from AAA TWINS AT A GLANCE Record: .......................................... 61-78 Home Record:................................ 30-38 Road Record:................................. 31-40 Record in series: ........................17-22-6 Series Openers: ............................. 15-30 Series Finales:............................... 25-20 Rubber Games: ................................ 12-4 Sweeps/Swept: .................................. 3/6 March/April:................................... 12-12 May: ............................................... 13-16 June: .............................................. 12-16 July:................................................ 11-15 August:........................................... 11-18 September: ........................................ 2-1 vs. American League East: ..............14-18 vs. American League Central: .........29-31 vs. American League West: .............11-19 vs. National League: ..........................7-10 Games vs. LH Starter:......................19-26 Games vs. RH Starter: .....................42-52 Twins score first: .............................42-27 Opp. scores first: .............................19-51 Come-from-behind wins: ..................... 29 Leading after 7/8 inn.:.............. 42-4/46-3 Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ............. 8-67/6-67 Tied after 7/8 inn.: ...................... 11-7/9-8 Extra-innings: ......................................5-6 1-run games: ...................................17-21 Twins out-hit opp.: ...........................37-11 Opp. out-hit Twins: ......................... 16-63 Twins/Opp. have = hits: .......................8-4 Twins get Quality Start: ...................42-14 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:................45-30 Most games over .500: .................. 2, 5/23 Most games under .500: ...18, 2x, last 9/3 Longest winning-streak: ......... 4, 6/19-22 Longest losing-streak:........5, 2x, 6/24-28 When Twins score 4+: .....................50-33 When Twins score 3-: ......................11-45 Team-high hits: ................. 23, 8/3 at CWS Team-high runs: ............. 20, 8/22 vs. DET Opp.-high hits: .................... 19, 6/14 at DET Opp.-high runs:................ 14, 6/8 vs. HOU Twins get 10+ hits: ..........................29-21 Walk-Off W/L: ......................................5-6 Shutouts W/L: .................................... 7/10 Complete Games: .. 2, last 6/17 Hughes at BOS Target Field Sellouts (’14/All-Time): ....... -/152 MINNESOTA TWINS (61-78) VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS (83-55) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 - 7:10 (CT) - FOX SPORTS NORTH / TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK Kyle Gibson (R, 11-10, 4.23) vs. Hector Santiago (L, 4-7, 3.28) GAME 140 HOME GAME 69 UPCOMING MILESTONES PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH Ron Gardenhire 1059 wins Needs 81 to tie Tom Kelly (1,140) for most wins in franchise history Joe Mauer 109 home runs Needs 1 to tie Roy Smalley (110) for 12th on Twins all-time list 1277 games Needs 1 to tie Justin Morneau (1278) for 7th on Twins all-time list 304 doubles Needs 1 to tie Carew (305) for 4th on Twins list Glen Perkins 87 saves Needs 1 to tie Al Worthington (88) for sixth on Twins all-time list Trevor Plouffe 99 doubles Needs 1 to reach 100 for his career TWINS VS. ANGELS 2014 Record: ......................................... 0-3 Current Streak:............................... 3 losses 2014 at Home: ............................................. 2014 at Angels: ...................................... 0-3 All-Time Record: ............................ 331-357 All-Time at Home: .......................... 167-177 All-Time at Angels: ......................... 164-180 2014 Game Logs: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save 6/24 LAA 6-8 Wilson/Gibson/Smith 6/25 LAA 2-6 Richards/Pino 6/26 LAA 4-6 Weaver/Nolasco/Smith 9/4 MIN 9/5 MIN 9/6 MIN 9/7 MIN

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Page 1: MINNESOTA TWINS (61-78) VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS (83-55)mlb.mlb.com/documents/6/4/4/93087644/Twins_Notes_9... · minnesota twins (61-78) vs. los angeles angels (83-55) thursday, september

THE TWINS: After completing their recent seven-game road trip with a record of 2-5 (going 1-2 in Kansas City and 1-3 in Baltimore), the Twins began their six game homestand by going 1-1 against Chicago the last two nights...tonight the Twins begin a four-game series with the Angels...the Twins are 30-38 at home this season, going 4-3 in their last seven here.

TWINS WEAR OUT SOX: The Twins beat the White Sox by a score of 11-4, splitting the two-game series...Trevor May (1-4) earned his first career win, allowing three runs on six hits in 5.0 innings pitched with six strikeouts; he became the second Twin this season to earn his first major league win (Yohan Pino July 10 at SEA)...the offense recorded 19 hits, their third most this season, seven going for extra-bases...Eduardo Nunez tied his career-high with four hits, falling a home run shy of the cycle...Kennys Vargas extended his hitting streak to six games, homering for the second straight night while driving in three runs.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Twins have scored in the first inning in each of the last two games and have scored first in each of the last three (2-1)...they are 42-27 when they score first in a game...the Twins have scored 64 first inning runs this season, same number as their opponents.

HOME SICK: The Twins are 30-38 at home this season, compared to 31-40 on the road...two more wins here will match their 2013 total (32-49)...three more home wins will match their 2011 total (33-48) and four wins will mark their most at Target Field since 2010 (53-28)...there are 13 more games at Target Field this season.

MILESTONE MAUER: Joe Mauer has 304 career doubles and has played 1,277 games, below is where he ranks on the Twins all-time lists:PLAYER DOUBLES PLAYER GAMES1) Kirby Puckett ...................................414 4) Tony Oliva ....................................... 1,6762) Tony Oliva ........................................329 5) Rod Carew ...................................... 1,6353) Kent Hrbek .......................................312 6) Gary Gaetti ..................................... 1,3614) Rod Carew .......................................305 7) Justin Morneau ............................... 1,2785) Joe Mauer .......................................304 8) Joe Mauer ...................................... 1,277

ON THE OFFENSIVE: Since August 1, the Twins lead baseball with 179 runs scored, ahead of San Francisco’s 159...in that same span, they lead baseball in doubles (77), second in batting average (.281) and on-base percentage (.342) and third in hits (322).

• They are hitting .299 (78-for-261) with 42 runs scored in their last seven games.

THE YEAR OF DOZIER: Brian Dozier drew his 80th walk Tuesday night, good for third most in the AL, trailing Carlos Santana (96) and Jose Bautista (86)...additionally, he leads the AL in runs scored with 98, ahead of Mike Trout (92)...he is the only player in baseball with 30-plus doubles, 20-plus home runs, 90-plus runs scored and 80-plus walks; only four players in baseball finished 2013 with those numbers: Joey Votto, Paul Goldschmidt, Mike Trout and Shin-Soo Choo.

VAR-GAS POWERED: Kennys Vargas has hit safely in six straight, needing one hit to match his season/career-high...he has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games, hitting .349 (22-for-63) with six doubles, three home runs, 15 RBI and nine runs scored in that span...he now has 43 hits and 31 RBI in just 32 major league games...according to Elias, prior to Vargas, the most recent players who registered at least 40 hits and 30-or-more RBI so few games into their careers were Albert Pujols (he got to 40/30 in his 29th game) and Joe DiMaggio (28th game).

SANTANA ON TARGET: Danny Santana has hit safely in 11 straight home games, hitting .373 (19-for-51) with three doubles, three triples, one home run, seven RBI and 10 runs scored in those games...it marks the third longest streak at home for a Twin this season: Kurt Suzuki hit in 13 straight June 4-July 6 and Brian Dozier hit in 12 straight April 30-May 18...Santana’s streak is the fifth longest active home streak in baseball, trailing Jon Jay (13), Jose Altuve (13), Rickie Weeks (13) and Christian Yelich (12).

MORE ON THE ROOKIE: Among all-time Twins rookies with a minimum of 300 plate appearances, Danny Santana ranks second in bat-ting average (.316), trailing Tony Oliva’s 1964 average of .323; his .472 slugging percentage ranks sixth highest and his .353 on-base percentage ranks 10th.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!: Jordan Schafer is celebrating his 28th birthday today...he is 1-for-4 in two career games on his birthday...he shares a birthday with Pat Neshek, Mike Piazza and Beyonce Knowles.

MINOR MATTERS: Twins High-A affiliate Ft. Myers beat Bradenton last night by a score of 6-2, moving on to play Daytona Cubs in the championship series...the best of five starts tonight at 7:05 pm at JetBlue Park in Ft. Myers, the Miracle’s home away from home while Hammond Stadium continues it’s renovations...Twins Low-A affiliate Cedar Rapids lost to Burlington last night by a score of 2-0 in the playoff opener...the Kernels must win Thursday night at 6:30 pm to force a decisive game three.

ON THIS DAY IN TWINS HISTORY: In 2010, Jim Thome hit his 583rd and 584th career home runs to pass Mark McGwire and take over ninth place on baseball’s all-time list in a Twins 12-4 win over Texas.

STREAKSCurrent Streak: ..................................1 winLast 5 games: ........................................2-3Last 10 games: ......................................3-7Last 15 games: ......................................6-9Last 20 games: ....................................7-13

UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULEDate Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio9/5 vs. Los Angeles-AL Ricky Nolasco (R, 5-10, 5.96) vs. Matt Shoemaker (R, 14-4, 3.14) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN9/6 vs. Los Angeles-AL Phil Hughes (R, 15-9, 3.54) vs. TBA 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN9/7 vs. Los Angeles-AL TBA vs. C.J. Wilson (L, 10-9, 4.66) 1:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN / LMB: BOB FM

Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central.

TWINSPRESSBOX.COMGet the latest Twins notes, stat packs, clips, press releases, minor league reports, 2014 official team media guide as well as other team related information at:

www.twinspressbox.com Find us on Twitter: @Twins and #MNTwins

HOMESTAND (1-1)

Batting Average .............. .359 (28-for-78)Runs Per-Game ...................7.0 (14 R/2 G)Home Runs .............................................2RISP .................................. .318 (7-for-22)Fielding Errors ........................................1

Team ERA .................4.74 (19.0 IP, 10 ER)Starters W-L ....................................... 1-0 Starters ERA .................6.23 (8.2 IP, 6 ER)Relievers W-L-S ...............................0-1-0Relievers ERA .............3.48 (10.1 IP, 4 ER)Save/Opportunities ..............................0/0

RECENT TRANSACTIONS8/3 OF Schafer claimed off waivers from ATL LHP Darnell optioned to AAA8/9 RHP May recalled from AAA 1B/DH Colabello optioned to AAA8/9 Traded RHP Correia to Dodgers in exchange for PTBNL8/11 RHP Adams acquired via trade with KC, in exchange for OF Willingham, Adams optioned AA8/15 RHP Nolasco returned from rehab and reinstated from DL. RHP Pino optioned to AAA8/23 RHP Pino recalled from AAA (26th man) RHP Pino optioned to AAA (26th man)8/30 RHP Deduno claimed by Astros8/31 LHP Thompson selected from AAA8/31 LHP Ibarra outrighted to AA9/2 IF Bernier contract selected from AAA OF Hicks recalled from AAA C/OF Herrmann recalled from AAA C Pinto recalled from AAA RHP Achter contract selected from AAA RHP Tonkin recalled from AAA RHP Oliveros contract selected from AAA LHP Darnell recalled from AAA

TWINS AT A GLANCERecord: .......................................... 61-78Home Record: ................................ 30-38Road Record: ................................. 31-40Record in series: ........................17-22-6Series Openers: ............................. 15-30 Series Finales: ............................... 25-20Rubber Games: ................................ 12-4Sweeps/Swept: .................................. 3/6March/April: ................................... 12-12May: ............................................... 13-16 June: .............................................. 12-16July: ................................................ 11-15August: ........................................... 11-18September: ........................................ 2-1vs. American League East: ..............14-18vs. American League Central: .........29-31vs. American League West: .............11-19vs. National League: ..........................7-10Games vs. LH Starter:......................19-26Games vs. RH Starter: .....................42-52Twins score first: .............................42-27Opp. scores first: .............................19-51Come-from-behind wins: ..................... 29Leading after 7/8 inn.: ..............42-4/46-3Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ............. 8-67/6-67Tied after 7/8 inn.: ......................11-7/9-8Extra-innings: ......................................5-61-run games: ...................................17-21Twins out-hit opp.: ...........................37-11Opp. out-hit Twins: ......................... 16-63 Twins/Opp. have = hits: .......................8-4Twins get Quality Start: ...................42-14Twins starter goes 6+ IP:................45-30Most games over .500: .................. 2, 5/23Most games under .500: ...18, 2x, last 9/3Longest winning-streak: ......... 4, 6/19-22Longest losing-streak: ........5, 2x, 6/24-28When Twins score 4+: .....................50-33When Twins score 3-: ......................11-45Team-high hits: ................. 23, 8/3 at CWSTeam-high runs: ............. 20, 8/22 vs. DETOpp.-high hits: .................... 19, 6/14 at DETOpp.-high runs: ................ 14, 6/8 vs. HOUTwins get 10+ hits: ..........................29-21Walk-Off W/L: ......................................5-6Shutouts W/L: ....................................7/10Complete Games: ..2, last 6/17 Hughes at BOSTarget Field Sellouts (’14/All-Time): ....... -/152

MINNESOTA TWINS (61-78) VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS (83-55)THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 - 7:10 (CT) - FOX SPORTS NORTH / TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK

Kyle Gibson (R, 11-10, 4.23) vs. Hector Santiago (L, 4-7, 3.28)GAME 140 HOME GAME 69

UPCOMING MILESTONES

PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACHRon Gardenhire 1059 wins Needs 81 to tie Tom Kelly (1,140) for most wins in franchise historyJoe Mauer 109 home runs Needs 1 to tie Roy Smalley (110) for 12th on Twins all-time list 1277 games Needs 1 to tie Justin Morneau (1278) for 7th on Twins all-time list 304 doubles Needs 1 to tie Carew (305) for 4th on Twins listGlen Perkins 87 saves Needs 1 to tie Al Worthington (88) for sixth on Twins all-time listTrevor Plouffe 99 doubles Needs 1 to reach 100 for his career

TWINS VS. ANGELS2014 Record: .........................................0-3Current Streak: ...............................3 losses2014 at Home: .............................................2014 at Angels: ......................................0-3All-Time Record: ............................331-357All-Time at Home: ..........................167-177All-Time at Angels: .........................164-180

2014 Game Logs:

Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save6/24 LAA 6-8 Wilson/Gibson/Smith6/25 LAA 2-6 Richards/Pino6/26 LAA 4-6 Weaver/Nolasco/Smith9/4 MIN9/5 MIN9/6 MIN9/7 MIN

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• He will be making his 27th start and appearance of 2014.• He is making his 37th career start and appearance.

W L ERA GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO Home: 4 4 4.25 10 59.1 28 Vs. Left: .268 84 314 2 26 34 Road: 7 6 4.22 16 89.2 42 VS. RIGHT: .238 62 261 7 21 55 Day: 6 3 3.55 10 58.1 23 TOTALS: .254 146 575 9 47 89 Night: 5 7 4.67 16 90.2 47 Grass: 11 9 3.88 25 146.0 63 Turf: 0 1 21.00 1 3.0 7

2014 MISC. NUMBERS

• • Earned the win in his MLB debut 6/29/13 vs. KC allowing three runs on eight hits in 6.0 innings.• Named the Twins Minor League Player of the Week, ending May 12, 2013 after tossing his CG SHO.• Was named an Arizona Fall League Rising star in 2012 and the AFL Player of the Week, 10/23/12.• Selected to the 2011 Futures Game where he tossed 1.1 inning, allowing two hits.• Named to the 2010 Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star Team.• Named the Florida State League Pitcher of the Week, May 3, 2010.• Selected in the first round (22nd overall) by the Twins in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of

the University of Missouri as a senior...major was communications.• Originally selected by Philadelphia in the 36th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft out of

Greenfield Central High School in Greenfield, IN.• Named to the All-Big 12 honorable mention team in 2007 and 2008 and All-Big 12 First-Team

in 2009 as the Tigers Friday night starter.• Had a career record of 15-8 during his career at Greenfield Central High School with a 1.19

ERA and 251 strikeouts...had 140 strikeouts and a 0.98 ERA in his senior season.

CAREER NOTES

LAST START: He did not factor into the decision in his last start August 30 at Baltimore opposite Chris Tillman...he allowed one run on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts in 5.0 innings pitched...he recorded six-or-more strikeouts for the fourth time this season.

AGAINST THE ANGELS He is making his third career start against Los Angeles-AL tonight...he was the loser in his last start June 24 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim allowing seven runs on four hits with two walks and one strikeout in just 2.0 innings pitched...he is 0-1, with a 10.13 ERA (8.0 IP, 9 ER), three walks and five strikeouts in two career starts against the Angels.

GET INTO THE SIXTH: Gibson is 10-3, with a 1.88 ERA (110.0 IP, 23 ER) with 24 walks and 59 strikeouts in 16 starts (13 quality starts) this season when he pitches 6.0-or-more innings (26 starts), compared to 1-7, 10.85 ERA (39.0 IP, 47 ER) with 23 walks and 30 strikeouts in 10 starts when not pitching into the sixth inning.

WINNING IN STYLE: Gibson has a 1.07 ERA in the 11 games he has won this season only allowing nine runs on 55 hits with 21 walks and 45 strikeouts...nine of the 55 hits allowed are extra base hits (7 - 2B, 2 - HR)...10 of the 11 wins are quality starts.

ZEROS ACROSS: Gibson has posted eight starts this season where he didn't allow a run (25 starts)...during those starts he is 5-0 with 12 walks and 35 strikeouts...Twins are 6-2 during those starts.

GIBBY'S GROUNDED: Gibson has posted a ground ball percentage of 55.2 which is fourth best in the AL and highest among Twins starters...he has induced 266 ground balls (630 batters faced).

MISSED ONE: Gibson was scratched from his scheduled start July 23 vs. Cleveland due to lower back stiffness (replaced with Swarzak).

GIBSON STREAKING: Gibson posted a 22.0 scoreless inning streak from the sixth inning June 2 through in the first inning June 24 at Los Angeles-AL.

ELIAS SAYS...: Gibson pitched 8.0 innings and did not allow a run in his victory against the Blue Jays on April 17 (Game 1)...he won each of his first three games for the Twins this season and was sporting a 0.93 ERA, having given up only two earned runs in 19.0 innings...since the original Washington Senators relocated to Minnesota in 1961, the only other Twins pitchers to win their first three starts of a season while posting an ERA below 1.00 were Bill Krueger in 1992 (0.75 ERA) and Francisco Liriano in 2006 (0.56 ERA).

THREE STRAIGHT WINS: Gibson earned his third win in his third start of the season April 17 vs. Toronto, becoming the first Twins starter to make the Opening Day starting rotation and win his first three straight starts since Livan Hernandez in 2008.• With the win in his debut June 29, 2013 vs. Kansas City, he became the 10th Twin to win

in their debut (as starter), first since Anthony Swarzak May 23, 2009 vs. Milwaukee...recently Andrew Albers joined him and became the 11th pitcher.

2013 RECAP: Gibson made his major league debut in 2013 with the Twins and went on to make 10 starts with Minnesota...made his debut on June 29, 2013 vs. Kansas City with 6.0 innings allowing two runs on eight hits and five strikeouts...allowed 19 runs in five starts (22.2 IP, 7.54 ERA) in late July and August before being optioned to Triple-A Rochester.

Height: 6-6 Weight: 207 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (10/23/87 in Greenfield, IN)

2014: 11-10, 4.23 CAREER: 13-14, 4.82 ERA

KYLE GIBSON #44

DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO LEFT GAME NOTES PITCHES/K4/5 at CLE W 5.0 3 1 1 0 4 3 Leading 5-1 Career lows in hits and runs allowed 97/53 4/11 vs. KC W 6.1 5 1 1 0 4 3 Leading 7-1 Third career quality start, career-high IP 100/56 4/17 vs. TOR W 8.0 4 0 0 0 1 4 Leading 7-0 Longest outing of his career, 1st scoreless 105/62 4/22 at TB L 3.0 10 7 7 0 2 3 Trailing 5-3 Snapped 13 IP scoreless streak with 3-run 1st 86/554/30 vs. LAD L 6.2 9 5 5 0 3 2 Trailing 3-1 Allowed just one run in first 6.0 innings pitched 101/59 APRIL 3-2 29.0 31 14 14 0 14 15 4.34 ERA5/5 at CLE ND 7.0 2 0 0 0 3 1 Tied 0-0 Minnesota was 0-for-11 with RISP 100/565/10 at DET L 2.0 7 6 6 1 1 1 Trailing 6-0 2.0 innings pitched is shortest start of career 48/265/16 vs. SEA W 7.0 6 1 1 0 2 4 Leading 5-1 Snapped three-game losing streak 96/575/23 at SF L 5.0 5 5 5 2 0 4 Trailing 4-2 Tied season-high with four strikeouts 72/515/28 vs. TEX ND 6.0 6 0 0 0 0 4 Tied 0-0 Threw a career high 107 pitches 107/65 MAY 1-2 27.0 26 12 12 3 6 14 4.00 ERA6/2 at MIL L 6.0 6 4 4 1 0 1 Trailing 4-0 Retired the first nine MIL hitters 77/546/7 vs. HOU W 7.0 3 0 0 0 3 5 Leading 8-0 Five strikeouts tie a career high 106/646/13 at DET W 7.0 5 0 0 0 2 3 Leading 1-0 Has not allowed a run in 15.0 innings pitched 110/666/18 at BOS ND 7.0 2 0 0 0 0 8 Tied 0-0 Eight strikeouts are a career high 102/666/24 at LAA L 2.0 4 7 7 1 2 1 Trailing 7-5 Snapped 22.0 scoreless streak in 1st inning 50/276/29 at TEX W 8.0 8 2 2 1 0 3 Leading 3-2 Tied longest start of career, other coming 4/17 95/69 JUNE 3-2 37.0 28 13 13 3 7 21 3.16 ERA7/4 vs. NYY L 2.0 6 6 5 0 1 0 Trailing 6-2 2.0 IP ties shortest career start 52/337/9 at SEA W 6.0 7 0 0 0 1 3 Leading 7-0 Seventh shutout outing of the season 91/557/18 vs. TB L 6.1 9 6 6 1 1 1 Trailing 5-0 Gibson had 16 ground ball outs 88/527/29 at KC W 7.0 2 0 0 0 2 7 Leading 2-0 Retired 12 of first 13 batters faced 95/66 JULY 2-2 21.1 24 12 11 1 5 11 4.64 ERA8/3 at CWS W 7.0 6 3 3 1 0 6 Leading 4-1 All three runs given up in fourth inning 105/748/8 at OAK L 5.0 5 6 5 0 5 3 Trailing 4-0 Allowed career-high five walks 93/458/13 at HOU W 7.2 6 1 1 0 2 4 Leading 3-1 Threw 7.0 scoreless innings to start game 105/638/19 vs. CLE ND 5.1 8 5 5 1 1 4 Leading 5-4 Twins scored all five runs in 1st inning 89/548/24 vs. DET L 4.2 8 5 5 0 4 5 Trailing 5-3 Shortest start since going 2.0 IP 7/4 vs. NYY 95/598/30 at BAL ND 5.0 4 1 1 0 3 6 Tied 1-1 Recorded 6-or-more Ks for 4th time this season 96/57 AUGUST 2-2 34.2 37 21 20 2 15 28 5.19 ERA---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA2013 TOTALS 2-4 51.0 69 38 37 7 20 29 6.53PRE-ASG TOTALS 8-7 101.0 98 45 44 6 29 53 3.92POST-ASG TOTALS 3-3 48.0 48 27 26 3 18 36 4.88SEASON TOTALS 11-10 149.0 146 72 70 9 47 89 4.23CAREER TOTALS 13-14 200.0 215 110 107 16 67 118 4.82

2014 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY

YEAR STARTS 6+ IP QS2013 10 3 22014 26 16 13TOTALS 36 19 15

6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS

INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RUNS/HITS: 15/27 12/25 12/26 11/21 12/22 3/10 4/12 1/3 - / -

RUNS/HITS PER INNING

BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDP GIBSON: 195 1 6-9 18

MORE MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS

CG’s: - - CG’s: - - SHO’s: - - SHO’s: - - Low Hit: - - Low-Hit: - - Innings: 8.0, 2x, last 6/29 at TEX Innings: 8.0, 2x, last 6/29/14 at TEX SO’s: 8, 6/18 at BOS SO’s: 8, 6/18/14 at BOS Walks: 5, 8/8 at OAK Walks: 5, 8/8/14 at OAK Hits: 10, 4/22 at TB Hits: 11, 7/4 vs. NYY Home Runs: 2, 5/23 at SF Home Runs: 2, 4x, last 5/23/14 at SF Win-Streak: 3, 4/5-17 Win-Streak: 3, 4/5-17/14 Loss-Streak: 3, 4/22-5/10 Loss-Streak: 3, 4/22-5/10/2014

2014 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS

Santiago vs. the TwinsPLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SOMauer .300 10 3 0 3 1Dozier .375 8 3 0 0 0Plouffe .286 7 2 0 1 1Arcia .000 6 0 0 0 2Hicks .500 4 2 2 0 0Nunez 1.000 2 2 1 1 0Parmelee .000 2 0 0 0 2Suzuki .500 2 1 0 0 0Escobar 1.000 1 1 0 0 0

Gibson vs. the AngelsPLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SOBeckham .000 5 0 0 1 1Pujols .400 5 2 1 0 1Kendrick .500 4 2 0 0 0Trout .500 4 2 1 1 0Aybar .000 2 0 0 0 0Conger .000 2 0 0 1 0Cowgill .000 2 0 0 0 2Hamilton .500 2 1 0 0 1Calhoun 1.000 1 1 0 1 0Cron .000 1 0 0 0 0Freese .000 1 0 0 0 0

BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS

2014 vs. Los Angeles-AL (1 start): 0-1, 31.50 ERA (2.0 IP, 7 ER), 2 BB, K2014 vs. Los Angeles-AL at Minnesota: - - 2014 vs. Los Angeles-AL at Los Angeles-AL (1 start): 0-1, 31.50 ERA (2.0 IP, 7 ER), 2 BB, KCareer vs. Los Angeles-AL (2 starts): 0-1, 10.13 ERA (8.0 IP, 9 ER), 3 BB, 5 K Career vs. Los Angeles-AL at Minnesota: - - Career vs. Los Angeles-AL at Los Angeles-AL (2 starts): 0-1, 10.13 ERA (8.0 IP, 9 ER), 3 BB, 5 K

GIBSON VS. ANGELS

Nolasco will be making his 23rd start of the season and his second career start against the Angels tomorrow...he was the loser in his last start at Baltimore August 31 allowing eight runs on 12 hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 5.0 innings pitched...he was the loser in his lone start against the Angels June 26 at Los Angeles-AL allowing six runs on 11 hits with one walk and six strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched...he has a career record of 94-85, 4.52 ERA (1441.0 IP, 723 ER) with 339 walks and 1165 strikeouts in 251 appearances (234 starts).

TOMORROW'S STARTER - RICKY NOLASCO, RHP

PITCHER LAST START (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) DEC. STARTS QS TEAM REC. RUN SUPP. RS AVGNolasco 8/31 at BAL (5.0-12-8-8-2-2-2) L 22 7 8-14 72 5.05Correia 8/6 vs. SD (6.0-5-3-3-1-3-0) ND 23 13 6-16 49 3.58Hughes 9/1 vs. BAL (8.0-5-3-0-0-5-1) W 28 17 18-10 85 4.23Gibson 8/30 vs. BAL (5.0-4-1-1-3-6-0) ND 26 13 12-14 89 5.38Pelfrey 5/1 vs. LAD-1 (4.0-7-5-5-3-2-0) L 5 0 2-3 10 3.80Johnson 7/21 vs. CLE (5.0-5-2-2-3-4-0) ND 3 0 1-2 5 3.38Deduno 6/14 at DET (2.2-7-7-7-2-3-2) L 8 2 3-5 16 3.72Pino 8/23(1) vs. DET (5.0-6-4-1-2-6-0) W 11 3 6-5 24 3.58Swarzak 7/23 vs. CLE (5.0-2-1-1-1-3-0) W 1 0 1-0 2 3.60Darnell 8/1 at CWS (4.0-5-4-4-4-4-0) ND 2 0 0-2 7 5.25May 9/3 vs. CWS (5.0-6-3-3-1-6-1) W 5 0 1-4 13 5.40Milone 9/2 vs. CWS (3.2-5-3-3-4-3-1) ND 21 11 12-9 61 4.69

TWINS STARTERS IN 2014

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Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), BB Series vs. CWS: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), BB vs. Left: .232 vs. Right: .252

AMade 300th career appearance 4/2 at CWS...had 164 apps with CIN (2007-11)...has 194 with Twins since 2012. AAppeared in 71 games for the Twins in 2013...was tied ninth in the AL among righties...led MLB relievers with nine losses. AHas a career record of 17-17-8, 3.39 ERA (352.2 IP, 133 ER) with 132 walks, 300 strikeouts and 89 holds in 358 games.

JARED BURTON - RHP #61Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: R/R Age: 33 (6/2/81 in Westminster, SC) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 11/14/11

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/2 CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 08/30 @BAL L 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 08/28 @KC ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 18/26 @KC H 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 28/23 DET GM2 ND 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 1

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP) Series vs. CWS: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP) vs. Left: .235 vs. Right: .270

AAllowed two runs in 19.0 IP (0.95 ERA) from 6/10-8/15...since then has allowed seven runs in seven outings, 6.1 IP (9.95 ERA). AHad a career-high 15 holds in 2013...his 73 games tied for the Twins lead (also Fien)...his six relief wins were the most among all Twins and tied fourth among AL relievers...recorded first career save May 28, 2013 vs. Milwaukee with a scoreless 14th inning. ACareer record of 14-12-1, 3.50 ERA (249.1 IP, 97 ER) in 231 relief appearances and 23-24, 4.57 ERA (346.2 IP, 176 ER) in 61 starts.

BRIAN DUENSING - LHP #52Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 B/T: L/L Age: 31 (2/22/83 in Marysville, KS) Drafted: 3rd Round, 2005 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/3 CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 08/30 @BAL ND 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 08/28 @KC ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 08/27 @KC ND 0.0 0 1 1 0 1 08/24 DET ND 1.1 2 2 2 1 3 08/22 DET ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), 2 K Series vs. CWS: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), 2 K vs. Left: .255 vs. Right: .239

AEarned his 24th hold of the season 8/21 vs. CLE...tied for second in the AL with 24 holds (Wade Davis - 29, Chamberlain - 24). AAllowed runs in just six of his 31 appearances at Target Field. AHad 10.60 K/9.0 IP rate (73 K, 63.0 IP) in 2013, 2nd highest among Twins relievers behind Perkins’ 11.06 K/9.0 IP (77 K, 62.2 IP). ACareer record of 12-9-1, 3.70 ERA (168.0 IP, 69 ER) with 161 strikeouts, 36 walks in 183 apps with DET (2009-10) and MIN (2012-14).

CASEY FIEN - RHP #50Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (10/21/83 in Santa Rosa, CA) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 1/3/12

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/2 CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 28/28 @KC ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 08/27 @KC ND 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 08/24 DET ND 1.0 5 4 4 0 0 18/23 DET GM2 ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 08/21 CLE H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Homestand: - - Series vs. CWS: - - vs. Left: .289 vs. Right: .269

APosted a 1.00 ERA (9.0 IP, 1 ER) and held opponents to a .200 average in June, both lowest among all Twins pitchers in June. AInherited bases loaded a MLB-high 6 times, and allowed only 3 of the 18 to score. AHeld opponents to a .154 average (24-for-156) and .222 OBP in 2013...AVG was the lowest by a reliever in the team’s history. AWas signed as a minor league free agent on August 18, 2011...originally drafted by Milwaukee in the 18th round of the 2009 Draft.

CALEB THIELBAR - LHP #56Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 B/T: R/L Age: 27 (1/31/87 in Northfield, MN) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 8/18/11

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO8/31 @BAL ND 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 18/29 @BAL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 08/23 DET GM1 ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 08/22 DET ND 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 08/20 CLE ND 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 08/17 KC ND 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 1

2013 BULLPEN 1st Batter Faced

PITCHER H/AB BB K AVG SV/OPP HLD IR/IRS IRS % LAST RELIEF APPEARANCE LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST LOSSAchter 0/1 0 0 .000 0/ 0 0 0/ 0 … 9/3/14 CWS (ND) ….. … ….. … ….. …Burton 8/54 3 16 .148 1/ 1 13 21/ 4 19.0% 9/2/14 CWS (ND) 7/27/14 CWS 6/22/14 CWS 8/30/14 @BALDarnell 0/1 0 0 .000 0/ 0 0 0/ 0 … 5/6/14 @CLE (ND) ….. … ….. … 7/26/14 CWSDuensing 13/52 1 6 .250 0/ 3 5 33/ 11 33.3% 9/3/14 CWS (ND) 8/11/14 @HOU 5/28/13 @MIL 8/19/14 CLEFien 20/60 3 11 .333 1/ 4 24 21/ 5 23.8% 9/2/14 CWS (ND) 7/21/14 CLE 6/11/14 @TOR 8/1/14 @CWSOliveros 1/1 0 0 1.000 0/ 0 0 0/ 0 … 9/2/14 CWS (L) ….. … ….. … 9/2/14 CWSPerkins 19/57 2 16 .333 33/ 38 0 1/ 0 0.0% 9/2/14 CWS (ND) 6/20/14 CWS 9/1/14 @BAL 8/26/14 @KCPressly 3/15 1 1 .200 0/ 1 1 11/ 3 27.3% 9/3/14 CWS (ND) 8/22/14 DET ….. … 8/14/13 CLESwarzak 11/42 1 3 .262 0/ 1 3 34/ 15 44.1% 9/2/14 CWS (ND) 8/28/14 @KC ….. … 8/6/14 SDThielbar 12/45 2 5 .267 0/ 1 7 38/ 9 23.7% 8/31/14 @BAL (ND) 5/5/14 @CLE ….. … 7/31/14 @KCThompson 0/1 0 1 .000 0/ 0 0 3/ 0 0.0% 8/31/14 @BAL (ND) … … ….. … … …Tonkin 4/14 1 4 .286 0/ 0 3 14/ 4 28.6% 9/3/14 CWS (ND) ….. … ….. … ….. …Others 14/41 7 4 .341 0/ 1 4 24/ 12 50.0%TEAM 105/383 21 67 .274 35/ 50 60 200/ 63 31.5%

The opposition has a .257 (443-for-1724) batting-average-against with 41 home runs vs. Twins relievers.

2014 BULLPEN info

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), BB Series vs. CWS: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), BB vs. Left: .292 vs. Right: .225

AIs 6th closer in club history with back-to-back 30+ save seasons (36 in 2013)...first since Nathan did so in 5 straight (2005-09). ANamed to his second straight All-Star team in 2014...pitched a scoreless 9th to earn the save: fly out, strikeout and ground out. A32 saves are fourth most in the AL in 2014...68 saves since start of 2013 are the fourth most in the AL. AHas 86 career saves (2-2011, 16-2012, 36-2013, 32-2014) in 102 opps...87 saves are 7th on Twins all-time list, second among lefties (Guardado - 116), and eighth on the all-time franchise list (since 1901)...needs 1 to tie Al Worthington (88). ACareer record as a reliever of 13-6-87, 2.71 (305.1 IP, 92 ER) with 78 walks and 323 strikeouts in 291 appearances.

GLEN PERKINS - LHP #15Height: 6-0 Weight: 204 B/T: L/L Age: 31 (3/2/83 in St. Paul, MN) Drafted: 1st round (22nd overall), 2004 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/2 CWS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 09/1 @BAL S 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 08/28 @KC ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 18/26 @KC L 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 08/24 DET ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 08/21 CLE S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 18/19 CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 18/16 KC S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), 3 K Series vs. CWS: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), 3 K vs. Left: .179 vs. Right: .250

ARecalled 7/24...has a 2.33 ERA (19.1 IP, 5 ER) in his first 16 appearances since recall. AWent 1-4, 2.98 ERA (60.1 IP, 20 ER) in 35 relief appearances for Triple-A Rochester this season. ASpent the entire 2013 with the Twins, going 3-3, 3.87 ERA (76.2 IP, 33 ER) in 49 relief outings...walked 27, struckout 49.

RYAN PRESSLY - RHP #57Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (12/15/88 in Dallas, TX) Obtained: Selected in Rule 5 Draft from Boston, 12/6/12

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/3 CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 38/30 @BAL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 08/28 @KC ND 0.2 1 1 1 1 2 08/23 DET GM1 ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 28/22 DET W/H 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.1 IP), 2 BB, 2 K Series vs. CWS: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.1 IP), 2 BB, 2 K vs. Left: .248 vs. Right: .284

AMade spot start, first since 2012, with 5.0 IP allowing one run on two hits while striking out three in the win, 7/23 vs. CLE. ALeads majors with 160.1 relief innings pitched since start of 2013...is second in MLB with 233.2 relief IP since 2012 (Stammen-237.0). AMade 10 3.0-plus IP relief outings in 2013 with a 1.80 ERA (35.0 IP, 7 ER)...has six in 2014 with a 3.26 ERA (19.1 IP, 7 ER). ALed all MLB relievers in innings in 2013 (96.0)...was the first Twin to lead MLB in relief innings since 1997 (Greg Swindell, 112.0). ACareer record of 9-6-0, 3.71 (272.0 IP, 112 ER) in 146 career relief outings and 7-17, 5.66 (151.0 IP, 95 ER) in 29 career starts.

ANTHONY SWARZAK - RHP #51Height: 6-4 Weight: 209 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (9/10/85 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Obtained: 2nd round pick (61st overall), 2004 Draft

RECENT RELIEF APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/2 CWS ND 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 28/31 @BAL ND 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 18/28 @KC W 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 08/23 DET GM1 ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 08/22 DET ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 08/20 CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 18/18 KC ND 3.1 4 2 2 1 0 2

Homestand: - - Series vs. CWS: - - vs. Left: .000 vs. Right: 1.000

AMade Twins debut 8/31 at BAL, pitching 1.1 scoreless inning with one strikeout, stranding all three inherited runners...first appearance in majors since 9/18/11...contract purchased from Triple-A Rochester 8/31 as Twins lost Deduno to Houston through waivers. AWent 3-3, 3.98 ERA (52.0 IP, 23 ER) 46 apps for Rochester...held lefties to a .200 AVG (12-for-60)...righties hit .272 (37-for-136). AWent 41-71, 4.33 ERA (979.2 IP, 471 ER) in 271 career minor league games (157 starts) in parts of 10 minor league seasons.

AARON THOMPSON - LHP #64Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 B/T: L/L Age: 27 (2/28/87 in Santa Fe) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent,12/9/11

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO8/31 @BAL ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1

Homestand: - - Series vs. CWS: - - vs. Left: .333 vs. Right: .303

AMade major league debut with 3.0 perfect innings of relief with one strikeout May 6 at Cleveland. ARecalled prior to 9/2 game...added to Twins 40-man roster November 20, 2013...drafted 6th round in 2010 out of Kentucky. ARecord of 7-6, 3.60 ERA (115.0 IP, 46 ER) in 23 outings (19 starts) with Triple-A Rochester in 2014.

LOGAN DARNELL - LHP #38Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 B/T: L/L Age: 25 (2/2/89 in Nashville, TN) Drafted: Sixth round pick, 2010 Draft

RECENT RELIEF APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO5/6 @CLE ND 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Homestand: 0-0-0, 5.40 (1.2 IP, ER), K Series vs. CWS: 0-0-0, 5.40 (1.2 IP, ER), K vs. Left: .368 vs. Right: .250

AIs in his second stint with the Twins in 2014...recorded first two career holds in back-to-back games, 4/23-24 at TB. ARecalled prior to 9/2 game...made his major league debut July 11, 2013 at Tampa Bay with 1.1 scoreless innings...went 10.1 IP without allowing an earned run to begin his career...is the brother-in-law of former Twins outfielder Jason Kubel. AWent 3-4 with 10 saves, a 2.80 ERA (45.0 IP, 14 ER), 12 walks and 46 strikeouts in 39 games for Triple-A Rochester in 2014.

MICHAEL TONKIN - RHP #59Height: 6-7 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (11/19/89 in Glendale, CA) Drafted: 30th round pick, 2008 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/3 CWS ND 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 09/2 CWS ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 15/18 SEA ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 15/14 BOS ND 1.0 1 2 0 0 2 05/13 BOS H 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 15/10 @DET ND 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 0

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP) Series vs. CWS: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP) vs. Left: .000 vs. Right: .000

AMade MLB debut with perfect 1.0 9/3 vs. CWS...recalled prior to 9/2 game...drafted in 46th round of 2010 draft out of Michigan State. ASplit 2014 season between Double-A and Triple-A, going 4-4, 2.17 ERA (78.2 IP, 19 ER) with 7 saves in 43 appearances.

A.J. ACHTER - RHP #58Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (8/27/88 in Toledo, OH) Obtained: 46th round pick, 2010 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/3 CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Homestand: 0-1-0, 81.00 (0.1 IP, 3 ER) Series vs. CWS: 0-1-0, 81.00 (0.1 IP, 3 ER) vs. Left: .000 vs. Right: .750

AMade 2014 debut after being recalled prior to 9/2 game...was first appearance since 6/14/12 (1.2 IP)...allowed 3 runs on 2 HR in 0.1 IP. AHas 21 career MLB appearances, all in relief, posting a 5.79 ERA (23.1 IP, 15 ER) with 12 walks and 14 strikeouts. AMade 50 appearances between Double-A and Triple-A in 2014, going 4-3, 1.64 ERA (65.2 IP, 12 ER) with 18 saves, 27 walks and 88 strikeouts.

LESTER OLIVEROS - RHP #48Height: 6-0 Weight: 234 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (5/28/88 in Maracay, VZ) Obtained: Trade with Detroit, 8/16/2011

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/2 CWS L 0.1 3 3 3 2 0 0

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MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES LAST HOME RUN HIT AB SINCE

LAST GRAND SLAM PLAYER 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5+RBI TOTAL DATE OPP. ON PITCHER DATE OPP. CAREER after HR on Arcia 16 2 0 0 18 4 4 2 0 10 8/22/14 DET 1 Romine 37 6/5/14 MIL 1 0 ab on 8/22 Bernier 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ….. … … … 58 …. … 0 0 ab on Dozier 19 10 0 0 29 10 3 0 0 13 8/10/14 @OAK 0 Hammel 82 …. … 0 3 ab on 8/10 Escobar 19 5 1 1 26 5 0 0 0 5 8/22/14 DET 1 Ray 41 …. … 0 5 ab on 8/22 Fryer 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 8/4/14 @CWS 0 Rienzo 29 …. … 0 0 ab on 8/4 Herrmann 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8/30/13 @TEX 1 Darvish 87 7/23/13 @LAA 1 1 ab on Hicks 5 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 4/24/14 @TB 2 Bell 65 …. … 0 1 ab on 4/24 Mauer 20 7 0 0 27 4 4 1 0 9 8/17/14 KC 0 Guthrie 60 9/1/12 @KC 3 1 ab on 8/17 Nunez 8 2 1 0 11 6 0 0 0 6 7/1/14 KC 0 Mariot 97 …. … 0 2 ab on 7/1 Parmelee 9 4 0 0 13 6 0 0 0 6 8/3/14 @CWS 0 Rienzo 54 …. … 0 0 ab on 8/4 Pinto 7 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 2 5/24/14 @SF 0 Romo 29 …. … 0 4 ab on 5/24 Plouffe 19 8 1 0 28 15 5 0 0 20 8/31/14 @BAL 1 Chen 9 …. … 0 2 ab on 8/31 Santana 22 5 2 1 30 5 1 2 1 9 8/31/14 @BAL 1 Brach 13 …. … 0 0 ab on 8/31 Schafer 5 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 2 6/23/13 @MIL 0 Figaro 285 4/22/12 LAD 1 2 ab on Suzuki 20 11 0 0 31 6 5 0 0 11 8/16/14 KC 0 Crow 49 9/10/07 @SEA 1 0 ab on 8/16’ Vargas 10 3 0 0 13 5 3 0 1 9 9/3/14 CWS 1 Snodgress 1 …. … 0 1 ab on 9/3

BRIAN DOZIER - INF #2 Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (5/15/87 in Tupelo, MS)

2014 Average: .242 Streak: 0-for-last-4 Series vs. CWS: .000 (0-3), BBHomestand: .000 (0-3), BB Home Runs (20): Solo (14), 2-run (3), 3-run (3)

ASnapped 11-game hit-streak 9/2...has a hit and RBI four of last five home games. AStole his 20th base of the season for his first career 20/20 season...first 20/20 season for a Twin since Hunter had 23 HR/21 SB in 2004...is 6th player (7th time) in club history to do so. ATurned 88 double plays in 2014...has 198 double plays since start of 2013, 2nd most among MLB 2Bs (Altuve - 207)...passed Bernie Allen for seventh on Twins all-time double plays list by a second baseman 9/2...has 268 since 2012, Allen had 267 from 1962-66. AScored 98 of the Twins 614 runs (16.0%)...98 runs are tied 2nd most in MLB (Pence, SF-100). A98 runs scored by a Twins second baseman are fifth most in club history behind Knoblauch, who holds top four spots: 104 in 1992, 107 in 1995, 117 in 1997, and 140 in 1996...with 2 runs scored would be the 20th Twin all-time to score 100 times in a season (last: Cuddyer, 102 in 2006). AHit 7th career leadoff homer 7/4...tied for 4th on the Twins all-time leadoff HR list (Shannon Stewart).

EDUARDO ESCOBAR - INF #5 Height: 5-10 Weight: 173 B/T: S/R Age: 25 (1/5/89 in Villa de Cura, VZ)

2014 Average: .274 Streak: 2g, 4-8 (.500), 3B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 r Series vs. CWS: .500 (4-8), 3B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 rHomestand: .500 (4-8), 3B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 runs Home Runs (4): Solo (3), 2-run (1)

AHas a hit in 35 of his last 49 starts at home, batting .324 (57-for-176) with 13 2B in those 49. A33 doubles in 2014, 8th most in the AL and 2nd among Twins...had 9 in 111 games from 2011-13. AThird among all Twins players with 39 extra-base hits this season (Plouffe - 53, Dozier - 51). ASnapped career-long eight-game hit-streak 5/20...hit .419 (13-for-31) with 6 2B in those eight. AHas set career-highs in hits, runs, doubles, homers, RBI and walks in 2014. APlayed in 139 career games as SS, 69 at third and 28 at second...43 of last 46 starts are at SS.

KURT SUZUKI - C #8Height: 5-11 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (10/4/83 in Wailuku, HI)

2014 Average: .289 Streak: 1g, 1-4 (.250) Series vs. CWS: .250 (1-4)Homestand: .250 (1-4) Home Runs (3): Solo (3)

ASigned a two-year contract extension thru 2016, with vesting option for 2017, on July 31. AWas one of two Twins (Perkins) to represent the AL at the 2014 All-Star Game at Target Field...caught the ninth inning as Perkins pitched 1.0 scoreless inning, earning the save. AAverage and doubles on the season are most among all AL catchers. AHas a 11 games with a season-high three hits...31 multi-hit games also leads Twins. AJuly ranks among all Twins: 24 hits (T1st), 10 RBI (T1st), .414 OBP (2nd), 11 BB (3rd). ASigned as a free agent on 12/23/13...originally drafted by Oakland (2nd round 2004 Draft).

ERIC FRYER - C #26Height: 6-2 Weight: 215 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (8/26/85 in Columbus, OH)

2014 Average: .212 Streak: 1g, 1-4 (.250), 2B, run Series vs. CWS: - -Homestand: - - Home Runs (1): Solo (1)

AHad three straight multi-hit games 7/31-8/6...has three hits in eight games since then. AHit 2nd career home run in ninth inning 8/3 at CWS as part of back-to-back-to-back. ABegan the season with Triple-A Rochester...hit .252 with 7 2B, 3B, 11 RBI, 12 BB, 5 SB in 36 games. ACareer .248 (27-for-109) average in parts of four major league seasons with Pittsburgh (2011-12) and Minnesota (2013-14).

EDUARDO NUNEZ - INF #9Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (6/15/87 in Santo Domingo, DR)

2014 Average: .266 Streak: 3g, 6-15 (.400), 2 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 3 r Series vs. CWS: .667 (4-6), 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 rHomestand: .667 (4-6), 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 runs Home Runs (3): 2-run (1), Solo (2)

AHitting .333 (13-for-39) with 4 doubles, a triple, 5 RBI and 8 runs scored in last 13 games. AHitting .286 (26-for-91) with all three of his home runs against RHP... .244 vs. LHP. AHas at least one hit in 25 of his 38 starts this season. ARecalled by Twins 5/8...started 38 games: 8 in LF, 1 in RF, 10 at 3B, 5 as DH, 14 at SS.

TREVOR PLOUFFE - INF #24Height: 6-2 Weight: 203 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (6/15/86 in West Hills, CA)

2014 Average: .252 Streak: 1g, 1-4 (.250) Series vs. CWS: .250 (1-4)Homestand: .250 (1-4) Home Runs (12): Solo (6), 2-run (5), 3-run (1)

A24 RBI in August were tied 3rd in AL, and tied 5th in MLB...3 Twins with 20+ RBI in August (Vargas-24, Arcia-23)... .558 SLG in August was 4th highest in AL. AEarned first career AL co-PLayer of the Week honors with teammate Danny Santana, 8/25...hit .367 (11-for-30) with 5 doubles, 2 homers, 10 RBI and 6 runs in 7 games from 8/18-24. A39 doubles are tied 2nd most in the AL, tied 3rd in MLB...has 98 doubles since 2011...39 doubles are most by Twins third baseman in history passing Koskie (37, 2x)...39 2Bs are tied 20th all-time in Twins history (most since Mauer had 43 and Young had 46 in 2010). AAlready set career-highs is walks, doubles, runs, RBI and extra-base hits this season. ASnapped second 8-game hit-streak of the season, 5/1...hit .333 (11-33) with 7 2B, 8 RBI...previous eight-game hit-streak, to start the season, he hit .364 (12-for-33) with 3 2B and 7 RBI. AHis 35 home runs at Target Field are tied most in the ballpark’s history (Willingham - 35)...his 48 home runs since start of 2012 are most among active Twins.

DANNY SANTANA - INF #39Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 B/T: S/R Age: 23 (11/7/90 in Monte Plata, DR)

2014 Average: .316 Streak: 5g, 8-22 (.364), 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, SB, 6 r Series vs. CWS: .444 (4-9), 2B, RBI, SB, 2 rHomestand: .444 (4-9), 2B, RBI, SB, 2 runs Home Runs (7): Solo (3), 2-run (4)

A103 hits most by Twins rookie since Revere (120 in ‘11)...13 SB most since Mastroianni (21 in 2012). AAL rookie ranks 2014: .316 AVG (2nd), 6 3B (T1st), .353 OBP (2nd), 13 SB (2nd), .472 SLG (2nd), 54 runs (3rd), 30 multi-hit games (4th), 103 hits (5th), 31 XBH (T5th), 37 RBI (6th), 18 2B (T6th). AEarned first career AL co-PLayer of the Week honors with teammate Trevor Plouffe, 8/25... hit .378 (14-for-37) with 2 2B, 2 3B, HR, 6 RBI and 7 runs in 8 games, 8/18-24. AAugust AL rookie ranks: .313 AVG (2nd), 41 hits (1st), 6 SB (1st), 23 runs (2nd), 4 3B (1st), 12 XBH (1st), 4 outfield assists (1st), .357 OBP (2nd), .481 SLG (1st), 5 2B (3rd), 14 RBI (T5th). AHas a hit in 61 of his 81 career games, reached safely in 66 of 81, scored in 41 of 81. A64 games hitting leadoff: .299 (83-for-278), 15 doubles, 5 triples, 6 HR, 32 RBI, 45 runs, 12 SB. ACareer minor league stats: .273 (586-for-2149), 90 2B, 45 3B, 25 HR, 117 SB in 548 games.

CHRIS PARMELEE - OF #27Height: 6-1 Weight: 221 B/T: L/L Age: 26 (2/24/88 in Long Beach, CA)

2014 Average: .254 Streak: 2g, 4-7 (.571), 2 RBI Series vs. CWS: .500 (1-2)Homestand: .500 (1-2) Home Runs (6): Solo (4), 2-run (2)

AHitting .347 (17-for-49) with 4 doubles, HR, 5 RBI and 4 walks vs. lefties since June 14. AHitting .314 (22-for-70) against left-handed pitching this season... .227 vs. right-handers. AHit in 24 of his last 34 starts (since June 24)...batting .270 (38-for-141) with 11 BB. ATied career-high with 3 hits 6/26 at LAA...has three games with three hits this season...walked a career-high three times on July 31 at KC...has seven career multi-walk games. APlayed in 108 career games (86 starts) at first base and 135 in the outfield (115 starts).

KENNYS VARGAS - 1B #19Height: 6-5 Weight: 275 B/T: S/R Age: 24 (8/1/90 in Canovanas, PR)

2014 Average: .319 Streak: 6g, 9-26 (.346), 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 r Series vs. CWS: .333 (3-9), 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 rHomestand: .333 (3-9), 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 runs Home Runs (6): 3-run (1), Solo (2), 2-run (3)

A31 RBI since 8/1 are tied third most in the MLB behind Victor Martinez (32) and Chris Carter (32)...43 hits are T3rd in the AL in that span, behind Danny Santana (46) and Martinez (47). AAL rookie ranks since 8/1: .511 SLG (1st), 43 hits (2nd), .319 AVG (3rd), 19 runs (3rd), .340 OBP (4th). AHas a hit in 27 of his 32 games; multi-hit games in 13 of 32; RBI in 16 of 32; reached in 29 of 32. AWas 4th Twin rookie since start of 2013 to have 5-RBI game 8/23 (Arcia, Santana, Colabello). AHit .281 with 17 2B, 17 HR, 63 RBI, 32 BB, 68 K in 97 games for Double-A New Britain in 2014. AStarted in the 2014 SiriusXM Futures Game at Target Field on July 13 as the cleanup hitter and first baseman...went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts in the game. ANamed a 2014 Eastern League Midseason All-Star after hitting .291, 13 2B, 15 HR, 58 RBI.

JORDAN SCHAFER - OF #1Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 B/T: L/L Age: 28 (9/4/86 in Hammond, IN)

2014 Average: .251 Streak: 2g, 4-9 (.444) Series vs. CWS: .444 (4-9)Homestand: .444 (4-9) Home Runs (0): - -

AHitting .333 (29-for-87) with 5 2B, 3B, 10 RBI, 10 BB, 11 SB in 27 games since joining Twins 8/5. ASnapped career-long 11-game hit-streak 9/1...hit .421, 3 2B, 6 BB, 9 RBI, 5 SB in streak. AHis four RBI 8/28 tied a career-high, also done 4/22/12 vs. LAD. APlayed eight series with the Twins, stealing 11 bases in 26 games. AHas 55 career games (34 starts) in LF...259 games (238 starts) in CF...35 games (22 starts) in RF. AHas a career average of .231 (272-for-1180) with 99 stolen bases in parts of five seasons with Atlanta (2009, 2011, 2013-14), Houston (2011-12) and Minnesota (2014).

JOE MAUER - 1B #7Height: 6-5 Weight: 231 B/T: L/R Age: 31 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN)

2014 Average: .274 Streak: 1g, 1-2 (.500), RBI, 2 BB, 2 runs Series vs. CWS: .167 (1-6), RBI, 2 BB, 2 runsHomestand: .167 (1-6), RBI, 2 BB, 2 runs Home Runs (4): 3-run (2), Solo (2)

AIs 8th on Twins all-time games list at 1,277...needs one to tie Morneau (1,278)...needs one HR to tie Smalley (110) for 12th on Twins all-time list. ASnapped 10-game road hit-streak 8/27...hit .375 (15-for-40) with 3 2B, HR, 7 RBI during streak. AReached in 37 of last 43 games, batting .296 with 14 2B, 2 HR, 22 BB, 31 RBI and a .381 OBP. AHas 304 career doubles...needs one to tie Rod Carew (305) for 4th on Twins all-time list. AReinstated from the disabled list prior to 8/11 game...missed 34 games, Twins went 14-20. APlayed 139 career games at first base...five errors in 139 games at 1B for a .996 fielding %. ASince 2005, his .319 average is second to only Miguel Cabrera’s .325 mark among MLB players. ACollected 1,500th hit with first inning single 8/15 at HOU...is 6th Twin to record 1,500 hits joining Puckett (2,304), Carew (2,085), Oliva (1,917), Hrbek (1,749) and Killebrew (1,713). AIs only player in Twins/Senators history with career OBP above .400...career OBP is .401. AHad career-tying 16-game hit-streak 6/19-8/15...hit .365 (23-for-63) with 8 doubles a home run, 14 RBI, 5 walks and 5 runs during streak.

OSWALDO ARCIA - OF #31Height: 6-0 Weight: 220 B/T: L/R Age: 23 (5/9/91 in Anaco, Venezuela)

2014 Average: .219 Streak: 1g, 1-3 (.333), 2B, 2 RBI, BB, r Series vs. CWS: .167 (1-6), 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, rHomestand: .167 (1-6), 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, run Home Runs (14): Solo (8), 2-run (3), 3-run (2), GS (1)

AHas hit four home runs in his last 10 games at home... .600 SLG in those nine games. AHit 9 home runs in his last 34 games, since 7/23...HR in three straight games, since 8/17-19. AFirst career multi-HR game with a solo shot and 2-run shot 8/12 at HOU. AHas two games with three hits (5/29, 8/3)...six games with three-plus RBI (last: 8/22 vs. DET). AReached safely in 41 of last 55 since 6/25...has 10 HR, 32 RBI and 19 walks in those 55. A28 career HR...15 at home, 13 on the road...28 HR since 2013 are second most among Twins. AHit first career grand slam 6/5 vs. MIL...was first GS by Twin since Colabello 9/2/13.

DOUG BERNIER - INF #17Height: 6-1 Weight: 185 B/T: R/R Age: 32 (6/24/80 in Santa Maria, CA)

2014 Average: .000 Streak: .000 (0-1), HBP Series vs. CWS: .000 (0-1), HBPHomestand: .000 (0-1), HBP Home Runs (0): - -

ARecalled prior to 9/2 game as part of expanded roster...made first appearance in the majors 9/3 vs. CWS since September 29, 2013 vs. CLE. ACareer MLB average of .207 (12-for-58) with 3 doubles, 5 RBI and 8 walks in 36 games. ASpent the entire 2014 season with Triple-A Rochester where he hit .280 (113-for-404) with 25 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs and 54 RBI as the Red Wings primary shortstop. AMade major league debut in 2008 with Colorado, playing in 2 games...collected first MLB hit with an RBI-double off Joe Blanton on July 22, 2013.

CHRIS HERRMANN - C/OF #12Height: 6-0 Weight: 198 B/T: L/R Age: 25 (11/24/87 in Tomball, TX)

2014 Average: .163 Streak: 2g, 2-2 (1.000), RBI, 2 runs Series vs. CWS: 1.000 (1-1), runHomestand: 1.000 (1-1), run Home Runs (0): - -

AIs his third stint with the Twins in 2014 after being recalled prior to 9/2 game...has hit .163 (7-for-43) in 19 games with the Twins this season, last game coming on 9/3 vs. CWS. APlayed 31 career games (25 starts) as catcher...7 (3 starts) in LF and 33 (20 starts) in RF. AHas three outfield assists in his 23 career starts (39 games) in the outfield. AHit .304 (62-for-204) with 18 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR and 26 RBI for Triple-A Rochester in 2014.

AARON HICKS - OF #32Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 B/T: S/R Age: 24 (10/2/89 in Long Beach, CA)

2014 Average: .198 Streak: 1g, 1-5 (.200), run Series vs. CWS: .200 (1-5), runHomestand: .200 (1-5), run Home Runs (1): 3-run (1)

ARecalled prior to 9/2 game as part of expanded rosters...played in 67 games between Double-A New Britain and Triple-A Rochester in 2014, hitting .291 with 16 2B, 5 HR, 29 RBI. ACareer average of .194 (80-for-412) with 16 2B, 3 3B, 9 HR, 36 RBI in 130 MLB games (‘13-14). AHit first home run of 2014 with a three-run homer 4/24 at TB off Bell. ABegan 2013 as Twins CF, was optioned August 1 and finished season with Triple-A Rochester...at the time of his demotion he led rookies with 37 runs, tied for lead with 9 stolen bases...second with 22 extra-base hits and 24 walks...third with 8 home runs and 95 total bases. AFinished 2013 with nine outfield assists, tied most among AL rookies and tied for fifth most in Twins history by a rookie...most since Rich Becker and Marty Cordova (12 each in 1995).

JOSMIL PINTO - C #43Height: 5-11 Weight: 210 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (3/31/89 in Valencia, VZ)

2014 Average: .229 Streak: 3g, 4-13 (.308), 3 2B, RBI, run Series vs. CWS: .400 (2-5), 2 2B, runHomestand: .400 (2-5), 2 2B, run Home Runs (7): Solo (6), 2-run (1)

AHitting .288 (40-for-139) with 8 2B, 7 HR and 19 RBI in 37 career starts as the Twins catcher. ARecalled prior to 9/2 game as rosters expanded...hit .279 (58-for-208) with 17 double, 6 HR, 35 RBI in 60 games with Triple-A Rochester in 2014. AHas a hit in 41 of his 57 career starts and reached safely in 49 of those 57 starts (DH & C). AHis seven home runs this season are tied 11th most by AL rookies...hit 7th HR 5/24 at SF. ASet Twins rookie record with 17 walks in March/April, passing Tim Teufel’s 16 in 1984. A.342 average in Sept. 2013 led all AL rookies and was 2nd among MLB rookies (Pollock-.352).

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................................................................. BATTING PITCHINGMONTH AVG R R/G H HR W-L IP H BB K ERAMAR./APR. .254 131 5.5 211 20 12-12 217.2 241 82 137 5.04MAY .230 92 3.2 226 22 13-16 258.2 266 68 184 3.97JUNE .246 113 4.0 233 18 12-16 242.1 247 65 175 4.20JULY .247 99 3.8 217 19 11-15 232.0 266 45 162 4.11 AUGUST .277 159 5.5 287 28 11-18 253.0 306 86 195 5.51SEPTEMBER .315 20 6.7 35 2 2-1 28.0 25 9 22 3.54

TWINS MONTHLY BREAKDOWN

PITCHING BREAKDOWNW L S ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO

Starters 42 61 5.08 779.2 908 460 440 82 216 536Relievers 19 17 35 3.60 452.0 443 197 181 41 139 339TOTALS 61 78 35 4.54 1231.2 1351 657 621 123 355 875

TWINS/OPPONENTS SCORING BY INNINGS1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X-TRA TOTAL

TWINS 64 72 76 52 58 58 76 73 72 13 614 OPPONENTS 64 91 82 69 86 72 79 58 44 12 657

HOME RUNS BY POSITIONC 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PH TOTAL6 7 21 12 4 8 8 21 22 0 109

TWINS BATTING INFO

SEASON-HIGHS GW BUNTPLAYER H HR RBI RBI HITS SEASON-HIGH HIT-STREAKArcia 3 (2x) 2 4 (2x) 3 - 10, 4/3-6/2Bernier - - - - - -Dozier 3 (10x) 2 4 10 1 10, 5/9-20Escobar 5 1 (3x) 2 (6x) 2 1 8, 5/10-18Fryer 3 (2x) 1 2 - - 3, 7/31-6Herrmann 2 - - - - 2, 7/13-currentHicks 2 (5x) 1 3 1 - 5, 5/14-18Mauer 3 (7x) 1 (4x) 4 (2x) 5 1 16, 6/19-8/15Nunez 4 1 (3x) 2 (6x) 2 1 4, 5/27-6/1Parmelee 3 (4x) 1 (6x) 2 (7x) 3 1 13, 6/14-7/3Pinto 2 (7x) 1 (7x) 2 (2x) 1 - 5, 5/7-5/16Plouffe 4 1 (11x) 3 (5x) 6 - 8, 2x, last 4/19-30Santana 5 1 (7x) 5 2 8 10, 8/17-26Schafer 3 (3x) - 4 - 4 11, 8/21-31Suzuki 3 (11x) 1 (2x) 3 (5x) 4 - 9, 6/11-22Vargas 3 (3x) 1 (6x) 5 2 - 7, 8/21-27Others 17 1 TOTALS 56 17

2014 DISABLED LIST LOG Player Injury Date On Retro Date Off Games Missed Jason Bartlett ............ Left Ankle Sprain ...............4/7 .................... Retired 4/20.......................13 Oswaldo Arcia ...........Right Wrist Strain ..............4/9 ..........4/5 .......... 5/14 .............................33 Josh Willingham ........ Left Wrist Fracture ............4/12 .........4/7 .......... 5/26 .............................41 Aaron Hicks ...............Concussion Symptoms .......5/2 ........................... 5/9 ................................6 Mike Pelfrey .............Groin Strain, Elbow Surgery .. 5/2 .............................................................114 Sam Fuld ...................Concussion Symptoms .......5/8 .......................... 6/13 .............................32 Aaron Hicks ...............Right Shoulder Strain .......6/13 ........6/10 ......... 6/25 .............................13 Trevor Plouffe ............Rib Injury ..........................6/15 ......................... 6/30 .............................14 Eduardo Nunez ..........Right Hamstring Strain .....6/19 ........6/15 ......... 6/30 .............................14 Danny Santana ......... Left Knee Deep Bone Bruise ..6/27 ......................... 7/18 .............................17 Joe Mauer ..................Strained Right Oblique ......7/2 .......................... 8/11 .............................34 Ricky Nolasco ............Right Elbow Soreness ........7/8 ..........7/7 .......... 8/15 .............................32 BOLD indicates currently on DL

DATE PLAYER/MANAGER/COACH UMPIRE REASON5/11 at DET Ron Gardenhire Joe West Not awarding Twins a double play on a grounder that hit the runner (Jackson), allowing hitter (Romine) safe at first base.6/22 vs. CWS Ron Gardenhire D.J. Reyburn Balls and strikes.7/5 vs. NYY Ron Gardenhire Marty Foster Wanted balk called on Phelps pick-off attempt of Fuld at first.7/29 at KC Ron Gardenhire Ted Barrett Gardenhire challenged Alex Gordon catch vs. trapped ball. Call was upheld as catch. (Video review)8/18 vs. KC Ron Gardenhire (72nd career) Chris Segal Balls and strikes after Mauer strikeout.

TWINS EJECTIONS

TOTAL STANDS OVERTURNED TWINS 32 15 17OPPONENTS 24 11 13

LAST TWINS CHALLENGE: Gardenhire challenged Carlos Sanchez safe call at second base on stolen base attempt 9/3 vs. CWS. Replay showed Sanchez out at second base, call overturned.

LAST OPPONENT CHALLENGE: Showalter challenged out call at first base on Jimmy Paredes ground ball to first baseman Vargas, who flipped to Hughes covering first 9/1 at BAL. Replay confirmed that runner was out at first.

MANAGER CHALLENGES

C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Arcia 78 1 6 35 30 8 Bernier Dozier 134 67 62 5 Escobar 5 78 19 1 1 4 20 48 32Fryer 20 19 1Herrmann 1 6 2 2 3 Hicks 42 1 35 6Mauer 82 16 48 51 Nunez 14 10 8 1 5 2 6 1 7 10 7 4Parmelee 15 11 1 27 8 7 4 9 20 6 Pinto 19 19 9 16 9 4 Plouffe 110 6 62 5 17 23 9 Santana 20 55 2 64 1 2 11Schafer 22 3 1 25Suzuki 100 4 12 3 2 10 27 47 3 Vargas 8 24 27 3 2 Others 34 27 96 37 26 51 6 7 10 92 60 23 12 12 60

STARTS BY POSITION STARTS BY BATTING ORDER

TWINS HITTERS VS. Los Angeles Angels

2014 CAREERPLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI AVG. AB H HR RBIArcia .286 7 2 1 2 .200 15 3 1 2Bernier … 0 0 0 0 .250 8 2 0 1Dozier .273 11 3 0 1 .279 43 12 0 5Escobar .083 12 1 0 0 .143 14 2 0 0Fryer .000 3 0 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0Herrmann … 0 0 0 0 .333 9 3 1 4Hicks … 0 0 0 0 .333 12 4 0 1Mauer .462 13 6 0 3 .359 220 79 8 42Nunez … 0 0 0 0 .211 38 8 0 5Parmelee .500 8 4 0 0 .250 40 10 0 2Pinto … 0 0 0 0 .750 4 3 0 1Plouffe … 0 0 0 0 .217 60 13 2 9Santana .429 7 3 0 1 .429 7 3 0 1Schafer … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Suzuki .000 9 0 0 0 .223 332 74 3 30Vargas … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Others .229 35 8 2 5TEAM .257 105 27 3 12

TWINS BULLPEN VS. Los Angeles Angels

2014 CAREERPITCHER W L S ERA IP H ER W L S ERA IP H ERAchter 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Burton 0 - 0 - 0 9.00 1.0 2 1 0 - 0 - 0 3.00 6.0 5 2Darnell 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Duensing 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 1 - 1 - 0 4.39 26.2 25 13Fien 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 1 - 0 - 0 1.93 4.2 5 1Perkins 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 3 - 1 - 3 3.69 31.2 35 13Pressly 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 1.1 1 0Oliveros 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 4.50 4.0 5 2Swarzak 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 3.0 0 0 2 - 1 - 0 1.57 34.1 21 6Thielbar 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 2.0 0 0Tonkin 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Others 0 - 0 - 0 1.80 5.0 6 1TEAM 0 - 0 - 0 1.38 13.0 10 2

RECORD WHEN…

Runs Scoring Allowing0 0 - 10 7 - 01 1 - 11 14 - 22 6 - 13 8 - 53 4 - 11 14 - 54 14 - 17 8 - 55 5 - 7 4 - 126 8 - 5 3 - 177 5 - 1 2 - 88 5 - 2 0 - 69 3 - 1 1 - 1010+ 10 - 0 0 - 8

Totals 61 - 78 61 - 78

Arcia .............8 Colabello .........2Santana ........4 Schafer ............2Fuld ...............3 Mastroianni .....1Parmelee .......3 Total ..............33Hicks .............3 Willingham ....3Escobar .........2Nunez ............2

TWINS OUTFIELD ASSISTS

MULTI-HOMER GAME • Dozier, 7/13 at COL • Arcia, 8/12 at HOU

BACK-TO-BACK • Santana/Dozier, 6/9 at TOR • Willingham/Morales, 6/24 at LAA • Parmelee/Arcia/Fryer, 8/3 at CWS • Arcia/Plouffe, 8/22 vs. DET

GRAND SLAM • Arcia, 6/5 vs. MIL

WALK-OFF • Parmelee, 5/14 vs. BOS

INSIDE-THE-PARK • Suzuki, 5/20 at SD

TWINS HOME RUN DATA

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TEAM BATTING:Most At-Bats, Game........................................................................................... 50, 8/3 at CWSMost Runs, Game.............................................................................................20, 8/22 vs. DETMost Runs, Inning...............................................................9, 2x, last 6th inning, 8/22 vs. DETMost Hits, Game ................................................................................................ 23, 8/3 at CWSMost Hits, Inning ................................................................................................. 9, 8/3 at CWSConsecutive Hits .................................................................. 5, 4x, last 8th inning, 8/3 at CWSConsecutive Batters Reached Base ..................................7, 3x, last 6th inning, 8/22 vs. DETFewest Hits, Game................................................................................... 3, 4x, last 8/7 at OAKMost Doubles, Game....................................................................................... 6, 2x, 8/9 at OAKMost Triples, Game .....................................................2, 2x, last 9/3 vs. CWS (Nunez, Escobar)Most Home Runs, Game ............................... 4, 8/22 vs. DET (Vargas, Arcia, Santana, Plouffe)Grand Slams .............................................................................................1, 6/5 vs. MIL (Arcia)Most Total Bases, Game ..................................................................................38, 8/22 vs. DETMost Extra Base Hits, Game ..............................................................................9, 8/22 vs. DETMost RBI, Game ...............................................................................................18, 8/22 vs. DETMost Walks .................................................................................................12, 4/17 vs. TOR(2)Most Strikeouts ......................................................................................14, 3x, last 7/7 at SEAMost Stolen Bases, Game, Twins ..............................................................4, 2x, last 8/6 vs. SDMost Stolen Bases, Game, Opponent ...................................................... 3, 3x, last 7/31 at KCMost Caught Stealing, Game ................................................................ 2, 3x, last 8/21 vs. CLE Most Ground Into Doubleplay, Game................................................................... 4, 8/2 at CWSLeft On Base, Twins ........................................................................................... 15, 8/3 at CWSLeft On Base, Twins in Extra Innings ................................................................. 14, 4/2 at CWSConsecutive Scoreless Innings..............................................................................20, 8/19-21

INDIVIDUAL BATTING:Most At-Bats, Game......................................................................... 7, Willingham, 8/3 at CWSMost Runs, Game..................................................................................4, Plouffe, 8/22 vs. DETMost Runs, Inning.................................................................. 2, Nunez, 8th inning, 8/3 at CWSMost Hits, Game .....................................................................5, 2x, last Escobar, 8/22 vs. DETMost Hits, Inning ................................................................. 2, 2x, last Nunez, 8/23 (1) vs. DETMost Doubles, Game.................................... 2, many, last Dozier and Plouffe, 8/23 (2) vs. DETMost Triples, Game ....................................................................................................... 1, manyMost Home Runs, Game ..............................................................2, 2x, last Arcia, 8/12 at HOUGrand Slams .............................................................................................. 1, Arcia, 6/5 vs. MILMost Total Bases, Game .......................................................10, 2x, last Escobar, 8/22 vs. DETMost Extra Base Hits, Game .......................................................3, 2x, last Dozier, 7/13 at COLMost RBI, Game ...................................................................................6, Colabello, 4/3 at CWSMost Walks, Game ..................................................................3, many, Dozier, 8/23 (1) vs. DETMost Strikeouts, Game .................................................................4, 8x, last Arcia, 8/29 at BALLongest Hitting-Streak ............................................................................16, Mauer, 6/19-8/15Consecutive Hits .......................................................................................................... 3, manyConsecutive Hitless At-Bats.........................................................................31, Arcia, 6/11-22Most Stolen Bases, Game........................................................ 2, 6x, last Santana, 8/3 at CWSMost Caught Stealing, Game ........................................................................................ 1, manyMost Ground Into Doubleplay, Game.......................................... 2, 3x, last Plouffe, 8/26 at KC

TEAM PITCHING:Most Runs Allowed ...........................................................................................14, 6/8 vs. HOUMost Runs, Inning................................................................ 7, 4x, 6th inning, last 8/31 at BALMost Hits Allowed ............................................................................................. 19, 6/14 at DETMost Hits Allowed, Inning ......................................................7, 3x, last 8th inning, 8/28 at KCConsecutive Hits Allowed ............................................................... 5, 6th inning, 4/15 vs. TORMost Home Runs Allowed, Game ........................................................................4, 6/8 vs. HOU

TEAM PITCHING (cont.):Most Strikeouts .................................................................................................13, 7/20 vs. TBMost Walks ........................................................................................................12, 5/1 vs. LADFewest Hits Allowed ................................................................................ 3, 2x, last 6/1 at NYYPitchers Used ................................................................................................ 8, 5/1 vs. LAD (2)Consecutive Batters Retired...........................................................................16, 4/26 vs. DETScoreless Innings Streak .............................................16, 2x, last 7/7(8th inn.)-7/9 (6th inn.)Wild Pitches ........................................................................................................ 3, 4/2 at CWS Most Innings, Game, Relievers ...........................................................7.2, 2x, last 8/17 vs. KCMost Hits, Game, Relievers ............................................................................... 12, 8/1 at CWSMost Runs, Game, Relievers .............................................................................8, 8/24 vs. DETMost Home Runs, Game, Relievers ........................................................ 3, 2x, last 8/17 vs. KCMost Walks, Game, Relievers........................................................................ 6, 5/1 vs. LAD (2) Most Strikeouts, Game, Relievers.......................................................... 9, 2x, last 7/20 vs. TB

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING:Most Innings, Game, Starter ..............................................................9.0, Nolasco, 5/2 vs. BALMost Innings, Game, Reliever ............................................................4.2, Deduno, 7/4 vs. NYYMost Hits, Starter ...............................................................................12, Nolasco, 8/31 at BALMost Hits, Reliever .............................................................................6, Swarzak, 4/25 vs. DETMost Runs, Starter .................................................................. 8, 2x, last Nolasco, 8/31 at BALMost Runs, Reliever ...............................................................4, 4x, last Guerrier, 7/22 vs. CLEMost Home Runs, Starter .............................................................3, 2x, last Pino, 8/12 at HOUMost Home Runs, Reliever ............................................................2, Duensing, 5/1 (2) vs. LADMost Walks, Starter......................................................................................7, May, 8/9 at OAKMost Walks, Reliever.............................................................3, 2x, last Tonkin, 5/1 vs. LAD (2)Most Strikeouts, Starter...........................................................................9, 3x, last 8/5 vs. SDMost Strikeouts, Reliever......................................................... 4, 2x, last Deduno, 7/4 vs. NYYWin-Streak ........................................................ 6, 2x, Milone (5/9-6/29) & Hughes (4/20-6/1)Losing-Streak ........................................................................ 6, 2x, last Pelfrey, 9/6/13-5/1/14 Low-Hit Complete Game........................................................................8, Hughes 6/18 at BOSMost Consecutive Scoreless Innings ....................................................... 22.0, Gibson, 6/2-23Most Consecutive Batters Retired ....................................................16, Hughes, 4/26 vs. DETWild Pitches .......................................................................................... 2, Deduno, 4/2 at CWS

TEAM & INDIVIDUAL FIELDING:Errors, Game, Team ..........................................................................................3, 8/22 vs. DET Errors, Game, Individual ........................................................2, 3x, last Escobar, 8/22 vs. DETErrors, Consecutive Games, Team .............................................................. 5, 2x, last 4/23-30Errors, Consecutive Games Without, Team ...............................................................9, 7/6-18Doubleplays, Game, Team ...................................................................................5, 7/19 vs. TBOpponents Doubleplays, Game, Team ................................................................. 4, 8/2 at CWS

TEAM MISCELLANEOUS:Longest Winning Streak ...........................................................................................4, 6/19-23Longest Losing Streak................................................................................. 5, 2x, last 6/24-28Longest Game, Innings....................................................................12, 2x, last 5/1 vs. LAD (2)Longest Game, Time (9 Innings) ..................................................................4:10, 8/24 vs. DETLongest Game, Time (Extra Innings) ........................................................ 5:11, 5/1 vs. LAD (2)Longest Delay .................................................................................................. 2:13, 4/4 at CLEFastest Game, Time ......................................................................................2:26, 5/17 vs. SEALargest Margin, Victory..................................................................................... 13, 8/3 at CWSLargest Margin, Loss .........................................................................................9, 8/24 vs. DETLargest Home Attendance..............................................................................................36,952Home Sellouts ...........................................................................................................................Times Shut Out ............................................................... 10, last 8/20 vs. CLE (House started)

LAST TIME IT HAPPENEDFOR THE TWINS

HITTING:Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. MILGrand Slam: Arcia, 6/5/14 vs. MIL off Peralta (1 as a team in 2014)Inside-the-Park Home Run: Suzuki, 5/20/14 at SD (1 as a team in 2014)Pinch-Hit Home Run: Arcia, 5/22/13 at ATL (1 as a team in 2013)Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: LeCroy (9th inning), 5/19/04 at TORFive-Hit Game: Escobar, 8/22/14 vs. DET (2 as a team in 2014)Six-Hit Game: Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. TEXTwo Hits, One Inning: Santana, 8th inning, 8/3/14 at CWS (1 as a team in 2014)Two Home Runs, One Inning: Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at KCTwo-Home Run Game: Arcia, 8/12/14 at HOU (2 as a team in 2014)Three-Home Run Game: Morneau, 7/6/07 at CWS (Game 2)Back-to-Back Home Runs: Arcia/Plouffe, 8/22/14 vs. DET (3 as a team in 2014)3 Consecutive Home Runs: Parmelee/Arcia/Fryer, 8/3/14 at CWS (1 as a team in 2014)Three Home Runs, One Inning: Parmelee/Arcia/Fryer, 8/3/14 (1 as team in 2014)Four Home Runs, One Inning: Mack/Puckett/Hrbek/Bush, 5/2/92 at NYY

PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games):No-Hitter: Liriano, 5/3/11 at CWSOne-Hitter: Baker, 8/31/07 vs. KCTwo-Hitter: Albers, 8/12/13 vs. CLE (1 as a team in 2013)10+ Innings Pitched: Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. MIL10+ Strikeouts: Liriano, 7/18/12 vs. BAL (two by Liriano - 15 and 10) Complete Game Shutout: Albers, 8/12/13 vs. CLE (1 as a team in 2013) Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Mays/Silva, 5/19-20/05 vs. TOR/vs. MILBack-to-Back Shutouts: 6/2/13 vs. SEA - 6/4/13 at KC (1 as a team in 2013)

MISCELLANEOUS:Triple Play: Castillo/Morneau/Batista, 5/27/06 vs. SEA (Johjima hitting)Position Player Pitching: Carroll, 8/5/13 at KCThree-or-more Steals, One Game: Mastroianni (3), 7/5/12 at DETSteal of Home: Thomas, 8/2/13 vs. HOU (1 as a team in 2013)Home run in first ML at-bat: Hughes, 4/28/10 at DETLeadoff Home Run: Santana, 7/31/14 at KC (5 as a team 2014)

AGAINST THE TWINSHITTING:Hit for the Cycle: Beltre, 8/24/12 at TEXGrand Slam: Davis, 8/29/14 at BAL off May (4 allowed in 2014)Inside-the-Park Home Run: Bourjos, 4/11/12 vs. LAAPinch-Hit Home Run: Betancourt, 7/22/12 at KCPinch-Hit Grand Slam: Bartlett, 8/5/10 at TBFive-Hit Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYYSix-Hit Game: Segura, 5/28/13 at MIL (1 allowed in 2013)Two Hits, One Inning: Ishikawa, 5/20/12 at MILTwo Home Runs, One Inning: Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. MILTwo-Home Run Game: Flowers, 9/2/14 vs. CWS (5 allowed in 2014)Three-Home Run Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYYBack-to-Back Home Runs: Martinez/Infante, 9/24/13 (8 allowed in 2013)3 Consecutive Home Runs: Jones/Castilla/Franco, 6/11/02 vs. ATLThree Home Runs, One Inning: Martinez/Infante/Jackson, 9/24/13 vs. DETFour Home Runs, One Inning: Everett/O’Leary/Varitek/Burkhart, 7/3/00 vs. BOS

PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games):No-Hitter: Weaver, 5/2/12 at LAAOne-Hitter: Sanchez, 5/24/13 at DET (1 in 2013)Two-Hitter: Halladay, 5/29/05 at TOR10+ Innings Pitched: Fernandez (10.0 innings), 10/01/95 at CHC10+ Strikeouts: Sale, 7/26/14 vs. CWS (2 in 2014)Complete Game Shutout: Lester, 8/7/14 at OAK (1 in 2014)Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Williams/Weaver, 5/1-2/12 at LAABack-to-Back Shutouts: 5/1-2/12 at LAA

MISCELLANEOUS:Triple Play: Donaldson/Rosales/Carter, 8/21/12 at OAK (Plouffe hitting)Position Player Pitching: Romine, 8/22/14 vs. DET (1 faced in 2014)Three-or-more Steals, One Game: Borbon (3), 8/18/09 at TEXSteal of Home: Daubach, 4/27/03 at CHCHome run in first ML at-bat: Richard, 7/17/00 vs. STLLeadoff Home Run: Kinsler, 8/22/14 vs. DET (1 allowed in 2014)

2014 TARGET FIELD WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTSDATE DELAYED/PPD NOTES 4/16 vs. Toronto POSTPONED Scheduled to start at 7:10 pm. Game called at 11:50 am due to inclement weather (low temps/snow). Game scheduled as split DH on April 17.4/27 vs. Detroit POSTPONED Scheduled to start at 1:10 pm. Game called at 10:30 am due to inclement weather. Game made-up as split DH on August 23.4/29 vs. Los Angeles-NL POSTPONED Scheduled to start at 7:10 pm. Game called at 12:45 pm due to cold and rain/snow. Game scheduled as split DH on Thursday, May 1.6/6 vs. Houston DELAYED Delayed one hour and 21 minutes prior to first pitch due to rain. Originally scheduled for 7:10 pm, game started at 8:31 pm.6/19 vs. Chicago-AL DELAYED Delayed two hours and six minutes prior to first pitch due to rain. Originally scheduled for 7:10 pm, game started at 9:16 pm.8/17 vs. Kansas City DELAYED Delayed one hour and 28 minutes (34 minutes prior, 54 minutes during game). Originally scheduled for 1:10 pm, game started at 1:44 pm.9/3 vs. Chicago-AL DELAYED Delayed 16 minutes at 8:47 pm due to rain, game resumed at 9:03 pm.

** Target Field has experienced 16 delayed games and 11 postponed games in the park’s history (since 2010). Longest delay: 3:00. **

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DAY-BY-DAY PAGE 7

GA/ Daily TotalDate Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Attendance Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save

MARCH/APRIL (12-12) Batting: .251 (211-for-832) Pitching: 12-12-6, 5.04 (217.2 IP, 122 ER) 31 -----at CWS 3-5 L 0-1 4 -1.0 37,422 Sale/Nolasco/Lindstrom 1 -----OFF DAY 2 -----at CWS^ 6-7 L 0-2 4 -2.0 10,625 Belisario/Deduno 3 -----at CWS 10-9 W 1-2 4 -1.5 11,056 Thielbar/Lindstrom/Perkins 4 -----at CLE 2-7 L 1-3 5 -2.5 41,274 Outman/Pelfrey 5 -----at CLE 7-3 W 2-3 T4 -2.5 14,153 Gibson/Carrasco 6 -----at CLE 10-7 W 3-3 2 -1.5 13,104 Swarzak/Wood/Perkins 7 -----OAK 3-8 L 3-4 T4 -2.0 35,837 35,837 1 Kazmir/Correia 8 -----OFF DAY T4 9 -----OAK^ 4-7 L 3-5 5 -2.5 22,973 58,810 2 Otero/Burton 10 -----OAK 1-6 L 3-6 5 -3.0 20,650 79,460 3 Straily/Pelfrey 11 -----KC 10-1 W 4-6 5 -2.0 24,338 103,920 4 Gibson/Chen 12 -----KC 7-1 W 5-6 4 -2.0 23,963 127,761 5 Nolasco/Shields 13 -----KC 4-3 W 6-6 3 -1.0 20,878 148,639 6 Fien/Crow/Perkins 14 -----OFF DAY 3 -1.0 15 -----TOR 3-9 L 6-7 3 -1.5 21,818 170,457 7 Loup/Hughes 16 -----TOR T4 -1.0 -- Postponed, Rain/Snow - Scheduled makeup as split DH 4/17 -- 17 -----TOR 7-0 W 7-7 2 -0.5 20,507 190,964 8 Gibson/Dickey -----TOR# 9-5 W 8-7 2 -0.5 20,698 211,662 9 Fien/Santos 18 -----at KC 0-5 L 8-8 3 -0.5 21,192 Vargas/Nolasco 19 -----at KC 4-5 L 8-9 3 -1.5 24,291 Chen/Correia/Holland 20 -----at KC 8-3 W 9-9 3 -1.5 17,710 Hughes/Ventura 21 -----OFF DAY T2 -1.0 22 -----at TB 3-7 L 9-10 T3 -2.0 11,785 Price/Gibson 23 -----at TB^ 6-4 W 10-10 T2 -1.0 11,993 Fien/Lueke/Perkins 24 -----at TB 9-7 W 11-10 2 -1.0 13,177 Nolasco/Bedard/Perkins 25 -----DET 6-10 L 11-11 T2 -2.0 27,558 239,220 10 Porcello/Correia 26 -----DET 5-3 W 12-11 2 -1.0 28,122 267,342 11 Hughes/Ortega/Perkins 27 -----DET 2 -1.0 --Postponed, Inclement Weather - Scheduled makeup 8/23 -- 28 -----OFF DAY T2 -1.0 29 -----LAD T2 -1.5 --Postponed, Inclement Weather - Scheduled makeup as split DH 5/1 -- 30 -----LAD 4-6 L 12-12 3 -2.5 24,588 291,930 12 Greinke/Gibson/JansenMAY (13-16) Batting: .230 (226-for-984) Pitching: 13-16-8, 3.97 (258.2 IP, 114 ER) 1 -----LAD 4-9 L 12-13 4 -3.5 23,306 315,236 13 Haren/Pelfrey/Perez -----LAD##^ 3-4 L 12-14 4 -3.5 24,053 339,289 14 Wright/Duensing/Jansen 2 -----BAL 0-3 L 12-15 4 -4.5 24,165 363,454 15 Jimenez/Nolasco/Hunter 3 -----BAL 6-1 W 13-15 3 -4.5 25,318 388,772 16 Correia/Chen 4 -----BAL 5-2 W 14-15 2 -4.5 25,559 414,331 17 Hughes/Gonzalez/Perkins 5 -----at CLE^ 1-0 W 15-15 2 -4.5 9,037 Thielbar/Axford/Perkins 6 -----at CLE 4-2 L 15-16 3 -5.5 9,621 Tomlin/Deduno/Shaw 7 -----at CLE 3-4 L 15-17 4 -6.5 10,742 Axford/Fien 8 -----at CLE 4-9 L 15-18 T4 -6.5 13,095 Masterson/Correia 9 -----at DET 2-1 W 16-18 T4 -5.5 35,814 Hughes/Verlander/Perkins 10 -----at DET 3-9 L 16-19 T4 -6.5 42,312 Scherzer/Gibson 11 -----at DET 4-3 W 17-19 T4 -5.5 40,468 Burton/Chamberlain/Perkins 12 -----OFF DAY T3 -6.0 13 -----BOS 8-6 W 18-19 3 -6.0 23,949 438,280 18 Perkins/Miller 14 -----BOS 4-9 L 18-20 5 -7.0 26,802 465,082 19 Doubront/Correia 15 -----BOS^ 4-3 W 19-20 3 -6.5 29,628 494,710 20 Duensing/Miller 16 -----SEA 5-4 W 20-20 2 -6.5 27,275 521,985 21 Gibson/Young/Perkins 17 -----SEA 4-3 W 21-20 2 -6.5 29,717 551,702 22 Deduno/Elias/Perkins 18 -----SEA 2-6 L 21-21 2 -6.5 32,511 584,213 23 Hernandez/Nolasco 19 -----OFF DAY T2 -7.0 20 -----at SD 5-3 W 22-21 2 -6.0 19,136 Correia/Kennedy/Perkins 21 -----at SD 2-0 W 23-21 2 -5.0 16,079 Hughes/Ross/Perkins 22 -----OFF DAY 2 -4.5 23 -----at SF 2-6 L 23-22 2 -5.5 41,514 Lincecum/Gibson/Machi 24 -----at SF 1-2 L 23-23 T2 -5.5 41,724 Vogelsong/Deduno/Romo 25 -----at SF 1-8 L 23-24 T2 -5.5 42,590 Bumgarner/Nolasco 26 -----TEX 2-7 L 23-25 T3 -5.5 30,571 614,784 24 Tepesch/Correia 27 -----TEX 4-3 W 24-25 T3 -5.5 22,702 637,486 25 Perkins/Soria 28 -----TEX 0-1 L 24-26 3 -5.5 26,472 663,958 26 Tolleson/Burton 29 -----TEX 4-5 L 24-27 T3 -6.5 28,170 692,128 27 Ogando/Fien/Soria 30 -----at NYY 6-1 W 25-27 T3 -6.5 42,245 Nolasco/Nuno 31 -----at NYY 1-3 L 25-28 T3 -6.5 44,346 Tanaka/Duensing/RobertsonJUNE (12-16) Batting: .246 (233-for-947) Pitching: 12-16-8, 4.20 (242.1 IP, 113 ER) 1 -----at NYY 7-2 W 26-28 3 -5.5 42,449 Hughes/Robertson 2 -----at MIL 2-6 L 26-29 T4 -6.0 28,708 Garza/Gibson 3 -----at MIL 6-4 W 27-29 T4 -5.0 25,634 Deduno/Gallardo/Perkins 4 -----MIL 6-4 W 28-29 4 -4.0 31,144 723,272 28 Nolasco/Wooten/Perkins 5 -----MIL 5-8 L 28-30 T4 -4.0 35,110 758,382 29 Peralta/Correia/Rodriguez 6 -----HOU 4-5 L 28-31 T4 -5.0 29,448 787,830 30 Keuchel/Hughes/Qualls 7 -----HOU 8-0 W 29-31 T4 -5.0 27,732 815,562 31 Gibson/Feldman 8 -----HOU 5-14 L 29-32 5 -5.0 31,576 847,138 32 Downs/Deduno 9 -----at TOR 4-5 L 29-33 5 -5.0 19,428 Janssen/Guerrier 10 -----at TOR 4-0 W 30-33 5 -4.5 20,681 Correia/Happ 11 -----at TOR 7-2 W 31-33 5 -3.5 45,080 Hughes/Stroman/Fien 12 -----OFF DAY 5 -4.0 13 -----at DET 2-0 W 32-33 3 -3.0 39,811 Gibson/Smyly/Perkins 14 -----at DET 9-12 L 32-34 4 -4.0 41,498 Sanchez/Deduno/Krol 15 -----at DET 3-4 L 32-35 4 -5.0 41,462 Nathan/Fien 16 -----at BOS 0-1 L 32-36 T4 -5.0 35,693 De La Rosa/Correia/Uehara 17 -----at BOS 1-2 L 32-37 5 -5.5 36,835 Lester/Hughes/Mujica 18 -----at BOS^ 1-2 L 32-38 5 -6.5 36,489 Uehara/Fien 19 -----CWS 4-2 W 33-38 5 -5.5 31,195 878,333 33 Fien/Petricka/Perkins 20 -----CWS 5-4 W 34-38 T5 -5.0 32,071 910,404 34 Perkins/Webb 21 -----CWS 4-3 W 35-38 4 -5.0 32,647 943,051 35 Correia/Rienzo/Perkins 22 -----CWS 6-5 W 36-38 T3 -5.0 30,491 973,542 36 Hughes/Danks/Burton 23 -----OFF DAY T3 -5.0 24 -----at LAA 6-8 L 36-39 T3 -6.0 37,086 Wilson/Gibson/Smith 25 -----at LAA 2-6 L 36-40 4 -7.0 39,082 Richards/Pino 26 -----at LAA 4-6 L 36-41 4 -8.0 32,209 Weaver/Nolasco/Smith 27 -----at TEX 4-5 L 36-42 4 -8.0 38,111 Tepesch/Correia 28 -----at TEX 0-5 L 36-43 5 -9.0 30,620 Darvish/Hughes 29 -----at TEX 3-2 W 37-43 5 -8.0 36,779 Gibson/Soria/Perkins 30 -----KC 1-6 L 37-44 5 -9.0 28,533 1,002,075 37 Duffy/PinoJULY (11-15) Batting: .247 (217-for-880) Pitching: 11-15-6, 4.11 (232.0 IP, 106 ER) 1 -----KC 10-2 W 38-44 4 -9.0 23,383 1,025,458 38 Nolasco/Shields 2 -----KC 0-4 L 38-45 5 -10.0 28,860 1,054,318 39 Vargas/Correia 3 -----NYY 4-7 L 38-46 5 -11.0 34,714 1,089,032 40 Tanaka/Hughes/Robertson 4 -----NYY 5-6 L 38-47 5 -11.0 36,952 1,125,984 41 Huff/Gibson/Robertson 5 -----NYY^ 2-1 W 39-47 5 -10.0 36,514 1,162,498 42 Duensing/Thornton 6 -----NYY 7-9 L 39-48 5 -10.0 31,171 1,193,669 43 Kuroda/Nolasco/Robertson 7 -----at SEA 0-2 L 39-49 5 -10.5 18,562 Iwakuma/Correia/Rodney 8 -----at SEA 2-0 W 40-49 5 -10.5 15,553 Hughes/Young/Perkins 9 -----at SEA 8-1 W 41-49 5 -10.5 16,460 Gibson/Elias 10 -----at SEA 4-2 W 42-49 5 -10.5 14,530 Pino/Wilhelmsen/Perkins 11 -----at COL 2-6 L 42-50 5 -11.5 36,110 De La Rosa/Johnson 12 -----at COL 9-3 W 43-50 5 -11.5 35,930 Correia/Matzek 13 -----at COL 13-5 W 44-50 5 -10.5 35,743 Hughes/Anderson 14 -----ALL STAR BREAK - Target Field 2014 Gatorade All-Star Workout Day featuring the Gillette Home Run Derby 15 -----at TARGET FIELD American League - 5, National League - 3 Scherzer/Neshek/Perkins 16 -----ALL STAR BREAK 17 -----ALL STAR BREAK

GA/ Daily TotalDate Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Attendance Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save

JULY CONTINUED 18 -----TB 2- 6 L 44-51 5 -10.5 31,058 1,224,727 44 Cobb/Gibson 19 -----TB 1- 5 L 44-52 5 -10.0 36,117 1,260,844 45 Price/Hughes/McGee 20 -----TB 3- 5 L 44-53 5 -11.0 26,821 1,287,665 46 Archer/Correia/Yates 21 -----CLE 4- 3 W 45-53 5 -11.0 25,109 1,312,774 47 Fien/Shaw/Perkins 22 -----CLE 2- 8 L 45-54 5 -11.0 28,291 1,341,065 48 Salazar/Pino 23 -----CLE 3- 1 W 46-54 5 -11.0 34,608 1,375,673 49 Swarzak/Bauer/Perkins 24 -----CWS 2- 5 L 46-55 5 -12.0 32,952 1,408,625 50 Noesi/Hughes/Petricka 25 -----CWS 5- 9 L 46-56 5 -12.0 28,728 1,437,353 51 Danks/Correia 26 -----CWS 0- 7 L 46-57 5 -12.0 33,005 1,470,358 52 Sale/Darnell 27 -----CWS 4- 3 W 47-57 5 -11.0 27,818 1,498,176 53 Burton/Belisario/Perkins 28 -----OFF DAY 5 -11.0 29 -----at KC 2- 1 W 48-57 5 -10.0 30,686 Gibson/Shields/Perkins 30 -----at KC 2- 3 L 48-58 5 -11.0 20,747 Frasor/Hughes/Holland 31 -----at KC 3- 6 L 48-59 5 -11.0 24,127 Ventura/Thielbar/HollandAUGUST (11-18) Batting: .277 (287-for-1035) Pitching: 11-18-6, 5.51 (253.0 IP, 155 ER) 1 -----at CWS 8-10 L 48-60 5 -12.0 28,060 Guerra/Fien/Petricka 2 -----at CWS 8- 6 W 49-60 5 -12.0 27,446 Pressly/Belisario/Perkins 3 -----at CWS 16-3 W 50-60 5 -12.0 23,471 Gibson/Guerra 4 -----OFF DAY 5 -11.5 5 -----SD 3- 1 W 51-60 5 -11.5 34,495 1,532,671 54 Hughes/Hahn/Perkins 6 -----SD^ 4- 5 L 51-61 5 -11.5 34,567 1,567,238 55 Quackenbush/Swarzak/Benoit 7 -----at OAK 0- 3 L 51-62 5 -11.5 22,108 Lester/Pino 8 -----at OAK 5- 6 L 51-63 5 -12.5 20,196 Kazmir/Gibson/Doolittle 9 -----at OAK 4- 9 L 51-64 5 -12.5 32,074 Samardzija/May 10 -----at OAK 6- 1 W 52-64 5 -11.5 25,598 Hughes/Gregerson 11 -----at HOU 4- 2 W 53-64 5 -11.0 15,569 Duensing/Fields/Perkins 12 -----at HOU 4-10 L 53-65 5 -11.0 17,490 McHugh/Pino 13 -----at HOU 3- 1 W 54-65 5 -11.0 16,480 Gibson/Oberholzer/Perkins 14 -----OFF DAY 5 -11.5 15 -----KC 5- 6 L 54-66 5 -12.5 32,013 1,599,251 56 Duffy/Nolasco/Holland 16 -----KC 4- 1 W 55-66 5 -11.5 35,575 1,634,826 57 Hughes/Ventura/Perkins 17 -----KC 6-12 L 55-67 5 -12.5 31,455 1,666,281 58 Guthrie/Milone 18 -----KC 4- 6 L 55-68 5 -13.5 25,559 1,691,840 59 Vargas/May/Holland 19 -----CLE 5- 7 L 55-69 5 -14.5 26,358 1,718,198 60 Crockett/Duensing/Allen 20 -----CLE 0- 5 L 55-70 5 -14.5 28,943 1,747,141 61 House/Nolasco 21 -----CLE 4- 1 W 56-70 5 -14.0 28,033 1,775,174 62 Hughes/Kluber/Perkins 22 -----DET 20-6 W 57-70 5 -14.0 29,394 1,804,568 63 Pressly/Ray 23 -----DET### 12-4 W 58-70 5 -13.5 25,110 1,829,678 64 Pino/Farmer -----DET 6- 8 L 58-71 5 -14.5 25,578 1,855,256 65 Verlander/May/Nathan 24 -----DET 4-13 L 58-72 5 -14.5 23,983 1,879,239 66 Scherzer/Gibson 25 -----OFF DAY 5 -14.0 26 -----at KC 1- 2 L 58-73 5 -15.0 13,847 Davis/Perkins 27 -----at KC 1- 6 L 58-74 5 -16.0 17,668 Davis/Hughes 28 -----at KC^ 11-5 W 59-74 5 -15.0 17,219 Swarzak/Chen 29 -----at BAL 1- 9 L 59-75 5 -15.0 27,464 Gonzalez/May 30 -----at BAL 2- 3 L 59-76 5 -15.0 30,322 Miller/Burton/Britton 31 -----at BAL 8-12 L 59-77 5 -15.0 40,905 Chen/Nolasco/Britton SEPTEMBER (2-1) Batting: .315 (35-for-111) Pitching: 2-1-1, 3.54 (28.0 IP, 11 ER) 1 -----at BAL 6-4 W 60-77 5 -15.5 33,156 Hughes/Gausman/Perkins 2 -----CWS^ 3-6 L 60-78 5 -16.5 23,719 1,902,958 67 Webb/Oliveros/Petricka 3 -----CWS 11-4 W 61-78 5 -16.5 21,778 1,924,736 68 May/Danks 4 -----LAA 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 5 -----LAA 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 6 -----LAA 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 7 -----LAA 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 8 -----OFF DAY 9 -----at CLE 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 10 -----at CLE 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 11 -----at CLE 11:05 am TIBN 12 -----at CWS 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 13 -----at CWS 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 14 -----at CWS 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 15 -----DET 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 16 -----DET 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 17 -----DET 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 18 -----OFF DAY 19 -----CLE 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 20 -----CLE 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 21 -----CLE 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 22 -----ARI 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 23 -----ARI 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 24 -----ARI 12:10 pm TIBN 25 -----at DET 6:08 pm FSN/TIBN 26 -----at DET 6:08 pm FSN/TIBN 27 -----at DET 6:08 pm FSN/TIBN 28 -----at DET 12:08 pm FSN/TIBNAll game times are listed as Central * - Denotes Sellout^ - Denotes Extra-Innings# - Makeup game from April 16 vs. TOR## - Makeup game from April 29 vs. LAD### - Makeup game from April 27 vs. DET*Twins are 5-6 in extra-innings*

2014 WALK-OFF VICTORIES DATE SCORE NOTES May 13 vs. Red Sox 8-6 Parmelee two-run home run with two outs in bottom 9th May 15 vs. Red Sox 4-3 (10 inn) Hicks one-run single with two outs in bottom 10th May 27 vs. Rangers 4-3 Santana reached E1 scoring Nunez with two outs in bottom 9th June 20 vs. White Sox 5-4 Dozier one-run single with two-outs in bottom 9th July 5 vs. New York-AL 2-1 (11 inn) Plouffe hits come-backer with bases loaded, Thornton gets out at home, Cervelli attempts DP at first and commits throwing error in bottom 11th

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2014 players (48)

Position Players: (25) Arcia, Oswaldo, of*Bartlett, Jason, if*Bernier, Doug, ifColabello, Chris, if*Dozier, Brian, if*Escobar, Eduardo, if*Florimon, Pedro, if*Fryer, Eric, cFuld, Sam, of

Herrmann, Chris, cHicks, Aaron, of*Kubel, Jason, of*Mastroianni, Darin, ofMauer, Joe, c*Morales, Kendrys, dhNunez, Eduardo, ifParmelee, Chris, ofPinto, Josmil, c*

Plouffe, Trevor, if*Polanco, Jorge, ifSantana, Danny, ifSchafer, Jordan, ofSuzuki, Kurt, c*Vargas, Kennys, 1bWillingham, Josh, of*

Pitchers: (23) Achter, A.J., rhpBurton, Jared, rhp*Correia, Kevin, rhp*Darnell, Logan, lhpDeduno, Samuel, rhp*Duensing, Brian, lhp*Fien, Casey, rhp*Gibson, Kyle, rhp*

Guerrier, Matt, rhpHughes, Phil, rhp*Johnson, Kris, lhpMay, Trevor, rhpMilone, Tommy, lhpNolasco, Ricky, rhp*Oliveros, Lester, rhpPelfrey, Mike, rhp*

Perkins, Glen, lhp*Pino, Yohan, rhpPressly, Ryan, rhpSwarzak, Anthony, rhp*Thielbar, Caleb, lhp*Thompson, Aaron, lhpTonkin, Michael, rhp*

(*, on Opening Day 25-man Roster)